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脩
简 修 · 脩 · 繁 脩Characters in this entry
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 脩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (literary) dried meat (presented to teachers as payment)
- (literary) dried meat (presented to teachers as payment) — (by extension, historical) payment for teachers in ancient China
- (literary) alternative form of 修 (xiū)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to dry out; to wither
- a surname
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 卣 (yǒu, “painted wine vessel”)
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- Name of a county.
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- only used in 脩脩 (xiāoxiāo)
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 滌 /涤 (dí, “to wash; to cleanse”)
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