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提線木偶

简 提线木偶 · 繁 提線木偶
Mandarin · pinyin tí xiàn mù ǒu

Meanings

  1. marionette
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提
tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
線
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木
mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
偶
ǒu · accidentally, coincidently; an idol
线
xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue
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2–4–4–3 · ti2 xian4 mu4 ou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai4 sin3 muk6 ngau5

Cantonese word readings for 提線木偶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tai4 sin3 muk6 ngau5

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noun

  1. marionette
  2. (figurative) puppet; someone who is manipulated by another

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