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退

Mandarin · pinyin tuì

to retreat; to withdraw
to reject; to return (sth)
to decline

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退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw

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4 · tui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

teoi3

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

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to step back; to move backwards
to withdraw; to leave
to cause to move backward
to recede; to fade; to ebb
to return (a purchase, etc.); to refund
to cancel; to call off

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