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xiā
v. be blind; (of a bomb) fail to explode; (of plants) fail to produce fruits; (dialect) waste; become tangled
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[xiā]   adv. foolishly, vainly, groundlessly
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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xiā zi
n. blind person
xiā dàn
nphr. dud, blind shell
xiā dào zi
nphr. blind rice plants
tóu fa xiā chéng yì tuán
phr. (dialect) the hair is all in a tangle
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bào fēng yǔ xiā le xǔ duō zhuāng jia .
phr. (dialect) The storm destroyed a lot of crops.
máng rén xiā mǎ
idiom. a blind man on a blind horse, (lit.) rushing headlong to disaster, being in a dangerous situation