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駭

简骇 · 繁駭

Mandarin · pinyin hài

to astonish
to startle
to hack (computing, loanword)

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骇: hài · terrify, frighten, scare; shock

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4 · hai4

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haai5 · haai6 · hoi4 · hoi5

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

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(literary, of a horse) to be startled
to be startled; to be astonished; to be alarmed
to terrify; to frighten
to rise up; to rouse
(computing) to hack

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