呷 (xiā) — to sip (dialectal)
Definição
呷 (xiā) means 'to sip' and is used mainly in southern Chinese dialects and literary writing, where everyday speech would use 喝 (hē). It implies a slow, gentle sip rather than a full swallow.
verb
to sip (dialectal)
Exemplos
- 呷。Tā xǐ huan màn màn dì xiā chá.He likes to slowly sip tea.
- 呷，。Tā xiā le yì kǒu rè tāng, jué de nuǎn huo duō le.She took a sip of hot soup and felt much warmer.
- ，呷。Lǎo xiān sheng duān zhe chá bēi, qīng qīng xiā zhe.The old gentleman held the teacup and sipped lightly.
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