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聯

简联 · 繁聯

Mandarin · pinyin lián

(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join
(bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

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联: lián · connect, join; associate, ally

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

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to connect; to join
to associate; to ally
(literary or dialectal) to sew; to stitch
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