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相似

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng sì

similar; alike

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
似: sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem

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1–4 · xiang1 si4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 ci5

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adj

similar; alike
(geometry, of two shapes) similar

verb

to be similar; to be alike
(geometry, of two shapes) to be similar

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