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傳統

简传统 · 繁傳統

Mandarin · pinyin chuán tǒng

tradition; traditional

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
統: Look up this written character
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
统: tǒng · govern, command, control; unite

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2–3 · chuan2 tong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun4 tung2

Cantonese word readings for 傳統. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(countable, uncountable) tradition (Classifier: 個／个)

adj

(attributive) traditional (part of a tradition; long-established)
traditional (adhering to tradition; old-fashioned or conservative)

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