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濫

简滥 · 繁濫

Mandarin · pinyin làn

overflowing
excessive
indiscriminate

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滥: làn · flood, overflow; excessive

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4 · lan4

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haam5 · laam5 · laam6

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to overflow; to flood
excessive; indiscriminate
(Eastern Min) wet

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 監 /监 (“eunuch, supervisor”)

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