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燒香

简烧香 · 繁燒香

Mandarin · pinyin shāo xiāng

to burn incense

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燒: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
烧: shāo · burn; bake; heat; roast

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1–1 · shao1 xiang1

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siu1 hoeng1

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verb

(religion) to burn incense (before an altar of an idol or an ancestor)
(figurative) to bribe

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