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勾聯

简勾联 · 繁勾聯

Mandarin · pinyin gōu lián

variant of 勾連 gōu lián

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勾: gōu · hook, join, connect; entice
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联: lián · connect, join; associate, ally

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1–2 · gou1 lian2

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ngau1 lyun4

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

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verb

synonym of 勾連 /勾连 (gōulián, “to collude with; to be involved in”)

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