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關子

简关子 · 繁關子

Mandarin · pinyin guān zi

climax (in a story)

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關: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation

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1–5 · guan1 zi5

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gwaan1 zi2

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

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