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洗錢

简洗钱 · 繁洗錢

Mandarin · pinyin xǐ qián

to launder money

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洗: xǐ · wash, rinse; clean, purify
錢: Look up this written character
钱: qián · money, currency, coins

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3–2 · xi3 qian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sai2 cin2

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

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verb · Etymology 1

(intransitive) to launder money

verb · Etymology 2

(Cantonese) alternative form of 使錢 /使钱 (“to spend money”)

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