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齧

简啮 · 繁齧

Mandarin · pinyin niè#

variant of 嚙 niè

Mandarin · pinyin Niè#

surname Nie

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啮: niè · bite, gnaw

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4 · nie4

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jit3 · jit6 · ngaat6 · ngit6 · nip6

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character · Etymology 1

to bite; to gnaw
(archaic) to erode
(archaic) breach; flaw
a surname
(Hakka) stingy; miserly

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) to bite; to gnaw (of mice, insects, etc.)

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