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聞見

简闻见 · 繁聞見

Mandarin · pinyin wén jiàn

to smell
to hear
knowledge
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見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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2–4 · wen2 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

man4 gin3

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verb

(literary) to hear and see
(literary) to smell

noun

(literary) what one has heard and seen; knowledge

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