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醒

Mandarin · pinyin xǐng

to wake up
to be awake
to become aware
to sober up
to come to

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醒: xǐng · wake up; sober up; startle

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3 · xing3

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seng2 · sing1 · sing2

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to sober up; to regain consciousness
to awaken; to wake up
to be awake
to realize; to become aware of
to be striking; to catch one's attention
to keep dough till it reaches the desired state of softness, evenness, etc. (after mixing it)
to decant (wine, etc.)
(Cantonese) clever; intelligent; sharp
(Cantonese) to gift
(Hokkien) Classifier for frequency of sleep.

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