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砉

Mandarin · pinyin huā#

sound of a thing flying fast by
whoosh
cracking sound
Taiwan pr. huò

Mandarin · pinyin xū#

sound of flaying

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砉: huā · huò · the sound of flaying, separating skin and bone; the sound of flying quickly, whooshing

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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sound of a thing flying quickly by
whoosh
cracking sound
(Xiamen Hokkien) to whet a knife repeatedly on cloth, leather, stone, etc.

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