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寒

Mandarin · pinyin hán

cold
poor
to tremble

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寒: hán · cold, wintry, chilly

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hon4

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

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cold; wintry; chilly
poor; poverty-stricken
humble; petty and low
desolate; deserted
dreary; miserable
withered; limp
(humble) my
to feel cold
to fear; to dread
winter
cold weather; cold day or night
(traditional Chinese medicine) cold; chill
(～日) (telegraphy) the fourteenth day of a month

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