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奭

Mandarin · pinyin shì#

(literary) majestic; magnificent
(literary) rich, deep red
(literary) angry; furious

Mandarin · pinyin Shì#

surname Shi

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奭: shì · red; anger; ire; surname

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4 · shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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

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magnificent; grand; splendid
red
to get angry; to be indignant; to become furious
(of smoke, smell, emotion etc.) to dissipate; to vanish
a surname, Shi

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