jiǎn

  1. jiǎn verb to speak out boldly; to speak directly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '謇'; Guoyu '謇' v 2; Kroll 2015 '謇' 2, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '謇', p. 116; Unihan '謇')
  2. jiǎn verb to stutter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '謇' v 1; Kroll 2015 '謇' 1, p. 197; Mathews 1931 '謇', p. 116; Unihan '謇')
  3. jiǎn verb to beg
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '謇', p. 116)
  4. jiǎn particle used at the beginning of a verse
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In Chuci for rhythm (Guoyu '謇' particle; Kroll 2015 '謇' 3, p. 197)

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