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泄

Mandarin · pinyin xiè

variant of 洩 xiè

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泄: xiè · leak; vent; flow; reveal

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4 · xie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jai6 · sit3

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to let out (a fluid or gas); to discharge
to let out or leak (a secret, news, etc.)
to let off steam; to vent; to express one's grievances
to lose (to be no longer in one's possession)
(Chinese mythology) Xie of Xia (tenth king of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 洩
(obsolete) alternative form of 媟 (xiè)
(obsolete, dialectal) to stop

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used in 泄沓
used in 泄泄

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