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  san1 san3   jyutping
  shen1   pinyin
[1] groan; moan; sigh in lamentation
[2] recite; chant; intone (a verse)


Jyutping san1 is the literary reading; san3, the colloquial.
verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 3130 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 29th Sep 2009 15:24

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detail  san1 jam4  shen1 yin2 = to groan, moan
detail  san3 gei1 mok6 san3 baau2  shen1 ji1 mo4 shen1 bao3 = lament hunger, not fullness

Showing 1 example containing 呻
detail (san3)
He even lamented to me about the matter
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