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肆

Mandarin · pinyin sì

four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
unrestrained
wanton
(literary) shop

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肆: sì · indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop

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4 · si4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei3 · si3

Cantonese word readings for 肆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(literary, or in compounds) impudent; undisciplined
(literary, or in compounds) shop; store; stall
(literary) Sentence-initial particle; therefore

character · Etymology 2

(financial) alternative form of 四 (“four”) (used in official documents or checks to avoid forgery)

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