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拔茅連茹

简 拔茅连茹 · 繁 拔茅連茹
Mandarin · pinyin bá máo lián rú

Meanings

  1. lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. inextricably tangled together
  3. Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
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Characters in this entry

拔
bá · uproot, pull out
茅
máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
連
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茹
rú · roots; vegetables; eat; bear
连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
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2–2–2–2 · ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4

Cantonese word readings for 拔茅連茹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4

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拔茅連茹 · ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2
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Exact source record拔茅連茹 拔茅连茹 [ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2] /lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others/inextricably tangled together/Invite one and he'll tell all his friends./