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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
消遣 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
消遣 =
ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ · xiāoqiǎn
noun/verb — pastime; to while away (free time)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to pass; to while away (消磨)xiāo
to send off; to dispel (派遣)qiǎn辶go + 㠯-shaped phonetic
消遣,消磨的消,派遣的遣。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把無聊的時間)掉、打發()走。
You send the empty hours away (遣), whiling them out (消).
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