Chinese

還是

/xaɪ̯³⁵ ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
still
  • TOCFL 5
  • 还是

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  • characterChinese還 “to return to a place; to go back to a place”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese睘 “to look frightenedly”
      • meaningChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • soundChinese袁 “long”
        • ideaChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
        • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese是 “this; this thing”

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