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四散

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: si3 suan3
POJ: sì-suàⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adverb: carelessly, casually, at random
四散

Wiktionary lists both a general Chinese verb sense ('to scatter in all directions; to disperse') and a separate adverb sense ('carelessly; casually; at random; anyhow') restricted to Xiamen/Zhangzhou/Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, under the same reading; the Teochew-specific adverb sense was chosen since it underlies the compounds 四散來 and 四散呾, but the general verb sense is equally valid for this reading.

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