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隱顯

简隐显 · 繁隱顯

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn xiǎn

appearing and disappearing
dimly visible
intermittent
implicit (but not clearly present)

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隱: Look up this written character
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隐: yǐn · hide, conceal; hidden, secret
显: xiǎn · manifest, display; evident, clear

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3–3 · yin3 xian3

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jan2 hin2

Cantonese word readings for 隱顯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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