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豁

Mandarin · pinyin huá#

to play Chinese finger-guessing game

Mandarin · pinyin huō#

opening
stake all
sacrifice
crack
slit

Mandarin · pinyin huò#

open; clear; liberal-minded; generous
to exempt; to remit

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豁: huō · open up, clear; exempt

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2 · hua2

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fok3 · kut3 · waa1 · waak6

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character · Etymology 1

open; clear; open-minded
to exempt; to remit
a surname

character · Etymology 1

to slit; to crack
to give up; to sacrifice; to risk one's life

character · Etymology 2

(Sichuanese) to cheat; to fool
(Sichuanese) to coax

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