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交纏

简交缠 · 繁交纏

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo chán

to intertwine
to intermingle

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交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
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缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind

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1–2 · jiao1 chan2

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verb

(Hokkien) to nag non-stop; to pester incessantly
(Hokkien) to nag non-stop; to pester incessantly — (Taiwanese Hokkien) to bother and pester (of the spirit of the departed)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to get tangled together

adj

(Taiwanese Hokkien) intricate; complex

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