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懾

简慑 · 繁懾

Mandarin · pinyin shè

(bound form) to fear; to be cowed
(bound form) to frighten; to intimidate
Taiwan pr. zhé

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慑: shè · afraid, scared, fearful

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(literary or Hokkien) to fear; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be in awe
(literary or Cantonese, Hokkien) to frighten; to scare
(literary) to submit out of fear

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