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掣

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: tiag4
POJ: thiak
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: tiêg4
POJ: thiek
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: zi3
POJ: tsì
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to shiver; to shake, to be scared; to be frightened
掣

3 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. Sense drawn from the Min/Southern-tagged "to shiver"/"to be afraid" glosses, which are the ones matching these readings; the Cantonese "button/switch" sense on the page belongs to a different reading and was not used.

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