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纏綿

简缠绵 · 繁纏綿

Mandarin · pinyin chán mián

touching (emotions)
lingering (illness)

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纏: Look up this written character
綿: Look up this written character
缠: chán · wrap, wind around; tie, bind
绵: mián · cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

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2–2 · chan2 mian2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin4 min4

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

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adj

entangled in; caught up (in relationships)
(of disease) lingering
(of tune) melodious and moving

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