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虛掩

简虚掩 · 繁虛掩

Mandarin · pinyin xū yǎn

to partially obscure
(of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked
(of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned

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掩: yǎn · to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
虚: xū · false

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verb

(of a door or window) to be left unlocked; to be on the latch
(of clothes) to be unbuttoned

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