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嘸蝦米

简呒虾米 · 繁嘸蝦米

Mandarin · pinyin Wú xiā mǐ

Boshiamy, input method editor for Chinese (from Taiwanese 無啥物, Tai-lo pr. bô-siánn-mih "it's nothing")

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米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
呒: ḿ · unclear; an expletive
虾: xiā · shrimp, prawn

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2–1–3 · Wu2 xia1 mi3

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 嘸蝦米輸入法／呒虾米输入法 (Wúxiāmǐ shūrùfǎ, “Boshiamy, a Chinese character input method”)

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