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休憩

Mandarin · pinyin xiū qì

to rest
to relax
to take a break

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休: xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!
憩: qì · rest, take rest

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1–4 · xiu1 qi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau1 hei3

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verb · Etymology 1

(literary) to rest; to take a break

verb · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to rest; to take a break
(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to have a secret sexual encounter; to have sex at a hotel

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