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淒

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ci1
POJ: tshi
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: chilly, cold, miserable, sad
淒

The page splits 淒 into two pronunciation groups, one an adjective ('chilly/miserable', the general Chinese-wide sense) and another a Hokkien-only verb ('to decline'); the given reading ci1 most plausibly matches the adjective sense chosen here.

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