xiāo shí rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
erhua variant of 消食[xiāo shí]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

消食兒 消食儿 [xiao1 shi2 r5] /erhua variant of 消食[xiao1 shi2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 消食兒

  • 消
    xiāo

    to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bù] or 只[zhǐ] or 何[hé] etc) to need / to require / to take

  • 食
    shí

    to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

    sì

    to feed (a person or animal)

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

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