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xìn
Main
English Definitionquarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jan3

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衅端xìnduānpretext for a dispute
衅隙xìnxìenmity
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挑衅tiǎoxìnto provoke; provocation
寻衅xúnxìnto pick a quarrel; to start a fight
边衅biānxìnclash on the frontier; border conflict
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