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接頭

简接头 · 繁接頭

Mandarin · pinyin jiē tóu

connector; joint; coupling
(coll.) to contact; to get in touch with
to have knowledge of; to be familiar with

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2 · jie1 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zip3 tau4

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

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verb

to join two objects together with a joint
to establish contact (especially under clandestine circumstances)
(slang, regional) to be familiar with; to be aware of

noun

joint (object used to join two long objects together)

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