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燥

Mandarin · pinyin zào

dry; parched
impatient; vexed
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. sào) minced meat

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燥: zào · dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered

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dry; parched; arid
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 躁 (“quick-tempered; anxious”)
(traditional Chinese medicine, Southern Min, of food or medicine) heaty
(Mainland China Hokkien) to absorb (moisture)
(Xiamen Hokkien) object that can absorb moisture
(Cantonese) blood-boiling, grumpy

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minced meat

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