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相干

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng gān

relevant
to have to do with
(physics) (of light etc) coherent

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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–1 · xiang1 gan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 gon1

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

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verb

to be relevant; to have to do with
(archaic) to encroach upon each other

adj

(attributive) relevant

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