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術
简 术 · 繁 術Mandarin · pinyin shù
Meanings
- (bound form) art; skill; discipline
- (bound form) method; technique; strategy
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4 · shu4
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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) street; avenue
- art; craft; skill; technique
- method; tactics
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 手術／手术 (shǒushù, “surgery”), often used as suffix
- (transgender slang) short for 性別重置手術／性别重置手术 (xìngbié chóngzhì shǒushù, “gender-affirming surgery”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 述 (shù)
- (Hokkien) to dupe; to hoodwink; to scam
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to run quickly
- (Mainland China Hokkien) quickly; swiftly; at lightning speed
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to throw; to cast
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) gesture; sign; signal
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu, “VOCALOID”)
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