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鑽zyun3to drill; to bore; to get into; to make one's way into; to enter (a hole); to thread one's way through; a diamond; jewel; a drilling device; a driller; a borer鑽zyun3to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain鑽zyun1to study intensively; to dig into; to curry favor for personal gain鑾lyun4imperial; bells hung on horse; imperial carriage長coeng4long; length; distance; forte; strong point; to excel in; specialty; ten長zoeng2chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance; older; senior; leader; to grow up; to grow in years; eldest長zoeng6extraneous門mun4gate; door Mandarin classifier: 扇; gateway; doorway Mandarin classifier: 个; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); clan; gang; key; turning point; a surname; KangXi radical 169閂saan1bolt; latch; to bolt; to latch; crossbar; to close; to turn off閃sim2to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; to avoid; to evade; to make way for; to have a mishap; to strain; to injure; to leave in a hurry; to shoot off; to sneak away; to clear out; to run for it; to flee閉bai3to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct; to block up; to stop; to conclude; to restrain; to end開hoi1to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format; to set up; to run; to leave; to hold (meeting ; exhibition); away; apart; aside; verb particle marking habitual aspect閌kong3in 闶阆, open space in a structure; a door閎wang4big; gate; a surname; big; vast; broad; barrier; wide閏jeon6intercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29); surplus; extra; addition閑haan4idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time; not busy; enclosure; fence; barrier; to defend; a stable; leisurely; practised; railings; laws; regulations閒gaan1between; among; within a definite time or space; room; classifier for rooms閒gaan3section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; separate; on and off閒haan4leisure time; leisurely; free; unoccupied; peaceful; tranquil; calm; idle; free time; unimportant; irrelevant; empty; vacant; not in use; bored間gaan1between; among; within a definite time or space; room; classifier for rooms; space; a place or locality; midpoint間gaan3opening; gap; break; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; to separate; to alternate; to partition; to sow discord; to drive a wedge; space; a duration of time; to divide; to mixed; commingled; occasionally; sometimes; by chance; every now and then間haan4an alternative form for 閒, idle閔man5to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for; to mourn; to grieve; to urge on; to incite; a surname; disastrous news; to endeavour; an obstruction閘zaap6gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker; flood gate; a control station on the river for domestic revenue; to dam up a river; a gate; teeth閡goi1an alternative form for 垓, border閡hat6estrangement; alienation; misunderstanding閡ngoi6to obstruct; an obstruction閣gok3pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf; loft; mezzanine閥fat6powerful or influential individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve; meritorious or distinguished family in feundal times閨gwai1small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; by ext. women; small entrance; a small gate閪hai1to lose lost item; (Cant.) cunt ; vagina (vulg.)閬long5lofty; high gate; empty moat; part of a place name