輪唱

简 轮唱 · 繁 輪唱
Mandarin · pinyin lún chàng

Meanings

  1. round (music)
  2. canon
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唱
chàng · sing, chant, call; ditty, song
轮
lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur
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2–4 · lun2 chang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leon4 coeng3

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noun

  1. (music) round; canon

verb

  1. to chant Buddhist prayers
  2. (music) to troll (as of a round)

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