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瀝乾

简沥干 · 繁瀝乾

Mandarin · pinyin lì gān

to drain excess liquid from; to drain off (liquid)

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乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
沥: lì · trickle, drip; strain; dregs
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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4–1 · li4 gan1

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