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釁

简衅 · 繁釁

Mandarin · pinyin xìn

quarrel
dispute
a blood sacrifice (arch.)

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衅: xìn · consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood; rift

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4 · xin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan3 · jan6

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

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(historical) blood rite, in which the blood of a sacrifice is smeared upon an object
(historical) blood rite, in which the blood of a sacrifice is smeared upon an object — (archaic) to smear (with blood)
(archaic) crack; rift
dispute; quarrel; feud
a surname

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