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"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "噓"
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"sense": "implying secrecy",
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "噓"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xū",
"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "嘘"
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"roman": "sī",
"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "嘶"
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"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "pst"
},
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"roman": "psit",
"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "ψιτ"
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"word": "πσστ"
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"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "psit"
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"roman": "tss",
"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "тсс"
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"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "suỵt"
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"sense": "implying secrecy",
"word": "xuỵt"
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"(informal) To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them."
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