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狹隘

简狭隘 · 繁狹隘

Mandarin · pinyin xiá ài

(of a path etc) narrow
(of a living space etc) cramped
(of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited

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隘: ài · narrow, confined; a strategic pass
狭: xiá · narrow, limited; narrow-minded

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2–4 · xia2 ai4

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haap3 aai3 · haap6 aai3 · haap6 aai6

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adj

narrow and small; tight; cramped
narrow-minded; parochial

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