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消蝕

简消蚀 · 繁消蝕

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo shí

to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
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蚀: shí · nibble away; erode; eclipse

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1–2 · xiao1 shi2

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siu1 sik6

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