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縱貫

简纵贯 · 繁縱貫

Mandarin · pinyin zòng guàn

lit. warp string in weaving
fig. vertical or north-south lines
to pass through
to cross lengthwise
to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)

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纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to
贯: guàn · a string of 1000 coins; to go through

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4–4 · zong4 guan4

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zung1 gun3

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verb

to cross lengthwise; to pass through

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