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攬

简揽 · 繁攬

Mandarin · pinyin lǎn

to monopolize; to seize
to take into one's arms; to embrace
to fasten (with a rope etc)
to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass

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攬: Look up this written character
揽: lǎn · grasp, take hold of; monopolize

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3 · lan3

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laam2 · laam5

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

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to grasp, to take hold of
to monopolize; to control
to pick; to gather
to take on; to adopt
(Cantonese, Gan, Min) to hug; to embrace in the arms
(Cantonese) fitting (tube connector)

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