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撒

Mandarin · pinyin sā#

Mandarin · pinyin sǎ#

to scatter
to sprinkle
to spill

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撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saat3

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

to cast away; to let go
(colloquial) to excrete (urine); to piss
(derogatory) to throw off one's constraint
(Singapore Hokkien) nevermind; forget it; to let a matter drop

character

to scatter; to sprinkle; to disperse
to spill
(Hokkien) to add into food (of seasoning, liquid, powder, etc.)

character

a surname

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