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前線

简 前线 · 繁 前線
Mandarin · pinyin qián xiàn

Meanings

  1. front line
  2. military front
  3. workface
  4. cutting edge
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前
qián · in front, forward; preceding
線
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线
xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
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2–4 · qian2 xian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin4 sin3

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

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cin4 sin3

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noun

  1. (military) frontline

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