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餼

简饩 · 繁餼

Mandarin · pinyin xì

grain ration
sacrificial victim

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餼: Look up this written character
饩: xì · sacrificial victim; gift; grain

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4 · xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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

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(literary) foodgrain as a gift
(literary) foodgrain (in general)
(literary) fodder
(literary) living livestock
(literary) raw meat
(literary) salary; provisions
(Cantonese) to feed (an animal)

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