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絡

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Mandarin · pinyin lào#

small net

Mandarin · pinyin luò#

net-like object
to hold sth in place with a net
to wind
to twist
(TCM) channels in the human body

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絡: Look up this written character
络: luò · enmesh, wrap around; web, net

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4 · lao4

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lok2 · lok3 · lok6

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to enmesh; to wrap around
web; net
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to slip something over like a cage

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