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躡蹤

简蹑踪 · 繁躡蹤

Mandarin · pinyin niè zōng

to follow along behind sb (formal writing)

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蹤: Look up this written character
蹑: niè · tread, step on; follow, track
踪: zōng · footprints, traces, tracks

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4–1 · nie4 zong1

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nip6 zung1

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

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