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掛鉤
简 挂钩 · 繁 掛鉤Mandarin · pinyin guà gōu
Meanings
- to couple; to link; to hook together
- (fig.) (preceded by 與 yǔ + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
- (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
- hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
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4–1 · gua4 gou1
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gwaa3 ngau1
Cantonese word readings for 掛鉤. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
verb
- to link up (e.g. two railway cars); to couple
- to link up with (e.g. a friend); to establish contact with
noun
- hook on which to hang something (Classifier: 個／个 m)
- coupling links (between two railway cars)
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