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咻
Mandarin · pinyin xiū
Meanings
- call out
- jeer
Characters in this entry
- 咻
- xiū · shout
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Mandarin tones
1 · xiu1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 9 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
heoi2 · jau1
Cantonese word readings for 咻. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to clamor, disrupt, make noise
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to incite, instigate
- to exhale, pant; the sound of panting
- sound of an animal
- sound of arrows, shells, firecrackers, etc. moving quickly in the air; whoosh
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 咻噢 (xǔyǔ) and 噢咻 (yǔxǔ).
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm, mild
character · Etymology 4
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 烋 (xiāo), only used in 咆咻 (páoxiāo)
character · Etymology 5
- (Cantonese, archaic) alternative form of 嘵 /哓 (perfective aspect particle)
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