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囁

简嗫 · 繁囁

Mandarin · pinyin niè

move the mouth as in speaking

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嗫: niè · move lips as when speaking; hesitation

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4 · nie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jip6 · nip6 · zip3

Cantonese word readings for 囁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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soft unclear voice
move the mouth as in speaking; to chatter
hesitation
(Hokkien) to talk bad behind one's back; to chatter; to have words; to speak recklessly; to fabricate slander

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