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細數

简细数 · 繁細數

Mandarin · pinyin xì shǔ

to enumerate; to review (events, experiences etc) in detail

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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4–3 · xi4 shu3

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verb

to count carefully; to enumerate; to run through; to list

noun

(literary) exact count; exact number; countdown
(Southern Min) itemized account

adj

(medicine, originally traditional Chinese medicine, of pulse) weak and rapid

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