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引敘

简引叙 · 繁引敘

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn xù

to introduce a text by citing documents or source material at the beginning

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引: yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
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叙: xù · express, state, relate, narrate

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3–4 · yin3 xu4

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jan5 zeoi6

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

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