Chinese

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salty grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
trad. (鹹澀)
simp. (咸涩)

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Adjective

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鹹澀

  1. salty and bitter; salty and acerbic
  2. (Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) stingy; miserly

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  • English: kiam siap