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噓

简嘘 · 繁噓

Mandarin · pinyin xū

to exhale slowly
to hiss
hush!

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嘘: xū · exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

heoi1 · hoe1 · syu4

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to slowly exhale
to sigh; to lament
to praise; to flatter
to heat by steam or fire

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(Mandarin, interjection) hush! shh!

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hooting; boo; disapproval sound
to boo
(as an interjection) boo!

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