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薟

简莶 · 繁薟

Mandarin · pinyin liǎn#

variant of 蘞 liǎn
Taiwan pr. liàn

Mandarin · pinyin xiān#

used in 豨薟 xī xiān
Taiwan pr. liàn

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薟: Look up this written character
莶: xiān · vine

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3 · lian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cim1 · him1 · lim5 · lim6

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

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(Taiwanese, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Teochew; Zhao'an Hakka) spicy
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) pungent

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