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主幹線

简主干线 · 繁主幹線

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔ gàn xiàn

trunk line (of road, network etc)
backbone (cable)

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
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線: Look up this written character
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–4–4 · zhu3 gan4 xian4

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zyu2 gon3 sin3

Cantonese word readings for 主幹線. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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