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牽繩

简牵绳 · 繁牽繩

Mandarin · pinyin qiān shéng

tow rope

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牽: Look up this written character
繩: Look up this written character
牵: qiān · drag, pull, lead by hand
绳: shéng · rope, string, cord; control

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1–2 · qian1 sheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin1 sing4

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

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