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盡釋前嫌

简尽释前嫌 · 繁盡釋前嫌

Mandarin · pinyin jìn shì qián xián

to forget former enmity (idiom)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
嫌: xián · hate, detest; suspect; criticize
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
释: shì · interpret, elucidate; release

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4–4–2–2 · jin4 shi4 qian2 xian2

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zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4

Cantonese word readings for 盡釋前嫌. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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