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線
简 线 · 繁 線Mandarin · pinyin xiàn
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4 · xian4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 13 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sin3
Cantonese word readings for 線. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- thread
- thread-like object; wire; line; string; ray
- (geometry) line
- route; path; line
- demarcation line; boundary; border; brink
- clue; sign
- secret agent
- ideological or political line
- plotline
- (Singapore, computing) network connection
- (Hong Kong) lane (of a road or swimming pool)
- Classifier for for abstract nouns or numerals indicating few or little.
- a surname
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