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粘連

简粘连 · 繁粘連

Mandarin · pinyin nián lián#

to adhere
to stick together

Mandarin · pinyin zhān lián#

adhesion
to adhere
to cohere
to stick

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粘: zhān · viscous, mucous; glutinous
連: Look up this written character
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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2–2 · nian2 lian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nim1 lin4

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

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noun · Etymology 1

(medicine) adhesion

verb · Etymology 1

to adhere; to cohere
to be involved in; to be connected to

verb · Etymology 2

to adhere; to stick together

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