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絲縷

简丝缕 · 繁絲縷

Mandarin · pinyin sī lǚ

silk thread

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丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
缕: lǚ · thread; detailed, precise

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1–3 · si1 lu:3

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si1 leoi5

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

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