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切身

Mandarin · pinyin qiè shēn

direct
concerning oneself
personal

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切: qiè · cut, mince, slice, carve
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158

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4–1 · qie4 shen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cit3 san1

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adj

(attributive) of immediate concern to oneself or somebody

adv

personally; first-hand

noun

(Buddhism, linguistics) compound character that combines two characters meant to be read through fanqie to transliterate Sanskrit syllables

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