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倩

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ciah4
POJ: tshiah
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to beg; to plead; to excuse oneself, to employ; to hire
倩

1 candidate reading from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. The two given candidate readings were tied to different senses in the source (beautiful/smiling vs. to beg/employ); split into separate entries, this entry covers the Teochew 'to beg; to employ' sense.

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