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鹹魚

简咸鱼 · 繁鹹魚

Mandarin · pinyin xián yú

salted fish

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
咸: xián · together; all, completely; united; hexagram ䷞
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–2 · xian2 yu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haam4 jyu2

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noun

salted fish (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
(Cantonese, colloquial, figurative) zombie; corpse (Classifier: 條／条 c)
(Hong Kong Cantonese) passenger (bus-driver jargon)

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