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失宜

shī yí

2-character word

What 失宜 means

1. inappropriate
2. improper

The characters in 失宜

• 失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
• 宜yíproper; should; suitable

Sounds the same

Read shī yí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 失仪discourteous; failure of etiquette

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