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搣

Mandarin · pinyin miè

(literary) to pull out; to remove
(literary) to massage

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4 · mie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mit1 · mit6

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character · Etymology 1

to uproot
to massage
(dialectal) to break apart with both hands
(Cantonese) to tear
(Cantonese) to peel
(Cantonese) to pinch with one's fingers
(Cantonese) to scrap; to get rid of
(Hakka) to do; to make
(Wu) to twist; to turn; to screw

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, Teochew) to grab (a handful) with a hand, with all fingers facing down
(Hokkien) Classifier for handfuls of something, such as grains, soil, etc.

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