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貫連

简贯连 · 繁貫連

Mandarin · pinyin guàn lián

to link up
to join together
to connect

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贯: guàn · a string of 1000 coins; to go through
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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4–2 · guan4 lian2

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