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曬

简晒 · 繁曬

Mandarin · pinyin shài

(of the sun) to shine on
to bask in (the sunshine)
to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
(fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
(coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

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晒: shài · dry in sun, expose to sun

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saai3

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

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(of the sun) to shine on
to sun; to expose or dry in the sun
with strong sunshine; glaring; glaringly hot
(Cantonese, photography) to print photos
(neologism, slang) to display publicly to show off; to share (in order to fish for compliments)

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