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煦

Mandarin · pinyin xù

balmy
nicely warm
cozy
Taiwan pr. xǔ

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煦: xù · kind, gentle, gracious, genial

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4 · xu4

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heoi2 · heoi3 · jyu2 · jyu3

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(obsolete) warm
(obsolete) kind; gentle; gracious; genial
(Hokkien) to apply compress; to bring into contact with another object to raise or lower the temperature
(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to brand; to burn with a hot metal object

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