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Mandarin · pinyin miǎn#

Mandarin · pinyin wèn#

old variant of 絻 wèn

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免: miǎn · spare; excuse from; evade

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3 · mian3

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man6 · min5

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to take off; to remove from the body
to avoid; to escape; to evade
to release; to set free
to excuse from; to exempt
to discharge; to waive; to forgive
to remove; to dismiss (from office)
to be not allowed; to be forbidden to
(Southern Min) it is not necessary; there is no need
(obsolete) alternative form of 娩

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(historical) alternative form of 絻 /𰬜 (wèn, “a kind of mourning apparel”)
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