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橄欖

简橄榄 · 繁橄欖

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn lǎn

Chinese olive
olive

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橄: gǎn · olive
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榄: lǎn · olive

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3–3 · gan3 lan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaam3 laam2 · gaam3 laam5

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noun

Chinese olive (Canarium album)
European olive (Olea europaea)

verb

(Mainland China, Internet slang, vulgar) alternative form of 幹爛 /干烂 (gàn làn, “to ruin”)

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