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攔

简拦 · 繁攔

Mandarin · pinyin lán

to block sb's path
to obstruct
to flag down (a taxi)

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攔: Look up this written character
拦: lán · obstruct, impede, bar, hinder

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2 · lan2

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laan4

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

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character · Etymology 1

to obstruct; to impede; to bar; to hinder
to face

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) to shield; to alibi; to protect
(Hokkien) to seize someone else's things and taking them for oneself
(Hokkien, by extension) to take tasks to do as one's own

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