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津

Mandarin · pinyin jīn#

saliva
sweat
a ferry crossing
a ford (river crossing)

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn#

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 Tiān jīn

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津: jīn · ferry; saliva; ford

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ferry crossing; ford
ferry crossing; ford — (figurative) key post
(abbreviation, alt-of) ferry crossing; ford — short for 天津 (Tiānjīn, “Tianjin”)
ferry crossing; ford — (～市) Tsu, Japan
bodily fluid — saliva
bodily fluid — sweat
bodily fluid — to moisten
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 秦 (Qín, “plain with river”)

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