衄 is also the simplified spelling of 䶊, 衂.
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衄
Mandarin · pinyin nǜ
Meanings
- to bleed from the nose (or from the ears, gums etc)
- fig. to be defeated
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- 衄
- nǜ · epistaxis, nosebleed; to be defeated
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Mandarin tones
4 · nu:4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 衄. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to have a nosebleed
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, by extension) to bleed (from any body part)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be defeated
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to shrink; to cower
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to insult; to humiliate; to shame
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