抟 沙

tuán shādictionary entry

lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose

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Original source entry:

摶沙抟沙 [tuan2 sha1] /lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose/

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Other forms in these source records: 摶沙

抟
tuán
to roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuán]) / (literary) to circle / to wheel
沙
shā
granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
shà
(dialect) to sift / to sieve
Shā
surname Sha

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