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綿

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Mandarin · pinyin mián

silk floss
continuous
soft
weak
mild-mannered (dialect)

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綿: Look up this written character
绵: mián · cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

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silk floss
to continue; to be continuous
soft; weak
(dialectal, obsolete) to apply; to cover
(Hokkien) soft, fine, and delicate (in touch, texture, etc.)
(obsolete) alternative form of 棉 (mián, “cotton”)

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