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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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睚
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眥
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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4540
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1738
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Phonetic
component
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圭
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此
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Rime
group
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支
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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睚
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漬
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋreːs/
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/*zes/
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Adjective
睚眥
- (literary) staring in anger
- (literary) vengeful; revengeful
Derived terms
Noun
睚眥
- (literary, figurative) small grievance
- (Chinese mythology) mythological creature who is said to be bloodthirsty, often found decorating sword handles, one of the "nine sons of the dragon"
Coordinate terms
- ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)