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煋

Mandarin · pinyin xīng

(literary) (of a fire) fierce; intense; blazing
(literary) to radiate light in all directions

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煋: xīng · (literary) (of a fire) fierce; intense; blazing; (literary) to radiate light in all directions

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intense or fierce fire
flames radiating all around; blazing

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