Taiwan Mandarin

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àn nà·ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ

“to suppress; to restrain; to hold back (feelings, emotions, or impulses)”

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To press down with hand; to push; to restrain or shelve; to follow or according to; to check or refer to; to patrol.

To press down firmly with fingers; to suppress or hold back; a right-falling stroke in calligraphy, also called 'zhe'.

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