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鎖
简 锁 · 繁 鎖Mandarin · pinyin suǒ
Meanings
- to lock; to lock up
- a lock (Classifier: 把 bǎ)
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3 · suo3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 鎖. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (countable) lock (something used for fastening) (Classifier: 把 m c)
- lock-shaped thing
- (computing) lock (mutex or other token restricting access to a resource)
- chain
- (transitive) to lock; to lock up
- to seal; to close; to seal off
- to lockstitch
- a surname, Suo
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