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U+5625, 嘥
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5625

[U+5624]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5626]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 30, +11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口竹人人 (RHOO), composition )

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 677, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+5625

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.
alternative forms
口徙 Internet
o徙 Internet

Etymology[edit]

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word. Compare Zhuang sai (to waste).

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

(Cantonese)

  1. to waste
    [Cantonese]  ―  saai1 cin4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to waste money
  2. wasteful; tending to waste resources
  3. to miss; to lose (an opportunity)
  4. to debase; to taunt

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