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侵

Mandarin · pinyin qīn

to invade
to encroach
to infringe
to approach

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侵: qīn · invade, encroach upon, raid

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

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to gradually go in
to invade; to encroach
approaching
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua) to add in (water or other fluid)
(Cantonese) to allow (somebody) to join

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