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纜

简缆 · 繁纜

Mandarin · pinyin lǎn

cable
hawser
to moor

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纜: Look up this written character
缆: lǎn · hawser, heavy-duty rope, cable

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3 · lan3

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laam6

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

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(literary) hawser; heavy rope for mooring boats
cable; thick rope with many strands (Classifier: 條／条 c)
to moor; to tie; to fasten
(Cantonese) to wear something that requires wrapping
(Cantonese) betting slips for illegal bookmaking
(gambling, originally Cantonese) martingale (gambling strategy) (Classifier: 條／条 c)

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