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霎

Mandarin · pinyin shà

all of a sudden
drizzle

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霎: shà · light rain, drizzle; an instant; passing

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saap3

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character · Etymology 1

instant; moment
short; fleeting
(literary, onomatopoeia) The sound of rain or wind.
(literary or Southern Min) light rain; drizzle
(Southern Min) to rain (of a drizzle)
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) crumbs; small pieces

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) moment; short time

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) to speak a lot or with a lot of effort; to make one's voice become hoarse
(Cantonese) to order; to instruct; to holler (at someone to do something)

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