稅

简 税 · 繁 稅
Mandarin · pinyin shuì

Meanings

  1. taxes
  2. duties
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税
shuì · taxes
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4 · shui4

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seoi3 · teoi3 · tyut3

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  1. tax; revenue; duty
  2. (Hakka, Southern Min) to rent
  3. (informal, slang, often passive) to tax
  4. a surname, Shui

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