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歇
Mandarin · pinyin xiē
Meanings
- to rest
- to take a break
- to stop
- to halt
- (dialect) to sleep
- a moment
- a short while
Characters in this entry
- 歇
- xiē · rest, stop, lodge
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Mandarin tones
1 · xie1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 10 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hit3
Cantonese word readings for 歇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to rest; to relax
- to take a break; to stop; to cease
- to decline; to decay; to fade
- to dissipate; to diffuse
- a short moment
- (Teochew) to stop
- (dialectal) to sleep
- (Hakka) to live; to reside
- (Northern Wu, dated in Shanghainese) Used to indicate that a verb has been experienced by the speaker.
- (Ningbonese) to lack; to be absent
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