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墊

简垫 · 繁墊

Mandarin · pinyin diàn

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墊: Look up this written character
垫: diàn · advance money, pay for another

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4 · dian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim3 · din2 · din3 · din6 · dip6 · zin3

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

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pad; cushion; mat
to put something under something else to raise or balance it
to fill up something; to insert something
(Southern Min) to sow

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to pay something in advance; to pay for somebody

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to sink down; to drown; to perish; to descend
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to dig

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only used in 墊江／垫江 (Diéjiāng)

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