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炫

Mandarin · pinyin xuàn

to dazzle
(bound form) to boast; to show off
(slang) cool; awesome
(slang) to gobble down

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炫: xuàn · shine, glitter; show off, flaunt

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4 · xuan4

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jyun4 · jyun6

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character · Etymology 1

to shine; to glisten; to dazzle
to show off; to flaunt; to boast
(literary) to confuse; to blind (the eyes); to bewilder

character · Etymology 2

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) to stuff oneself with food; to eat (voraciously); to cram

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