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羈絆

简羁绊 · 繁羈絆

Mandarin · pinyin jī bàn

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羁: jī · halter; restrain, hold, control
绊: bàn · loop, catch; fetter, shackle

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1–4 · ji1 ban4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei1 bun6

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

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noun

(formal) trammels; fetters; yoke
(Internet slang, originally ACG) bond (emotional link or connection); tie

verb

(formal) to be bound; to be tied up

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