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引渡

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn dù

to extradite

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引: yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
渡: dù · cross, ferry over; ferry

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3–4 · yin3 du4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan5 dou6

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

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verb · Etymology 1

to extradite

noun · Etymology 1

extradition

verb · Etymology 2

to lead across (a river); to guide through

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