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纏絡

简缠络 · 繁纏絡

Mandarin · pinyin chán luò

to wind around
to twist and turn (of road or river)

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纏: Look up this written character
絡: Look up this written character
缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind
络: luò · enmesh, wrap around; web, net

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2–4 · chan2 luo4

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cin4 lok3

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

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