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穿插

Mandarin · pinyin chuān chā

to insert
to take turns, alternate
to interweave
to interlace
subplot
interlude
episode
(military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces

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穿: chuān · penetrate, pierce, drill; wear
插: chā · insert, stick into; plant

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1–1 · chuan1 cha1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun1 caap3

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

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noun · Etymology 1

subplot; interlude; episode

verb · Etymology 1

to alternate; to do in turn
to weave in; to insert; to intersperse
(military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces

noun · Etymology 2

(Southern Min) clothing; apparel; headgear and footwear; way or style of dressing

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