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探親

简 探亲 · 繁 探親
Mandarin · pinyin tàn qīn

Meanings

  1. to go home to visit one's family
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探
tàn · find, locate; search, grope for
親
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
亲
qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
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4–1 · tan4 qin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taam3 can1

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

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taam3 can1

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verb

  1. to visit one's relatives or spouse (especially by travelling a long distance)

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