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單幹

简单干 · 繁單幹

Mandarin · pinyin dān gàn

to work on one's own
to work single-handed
individual farming

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单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–4 · dan1 gan4

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daan1 gon3

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

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