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脈絡

简脉络 · 繁脈絡

Mandarin · pinyin mài luò

arteries and veins
network of blood vessels
vascular system (of a plant or animal)
(fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")
overall context

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脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
絡: Look up this written character
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
络: luò · enmesh, wrap around; web, net

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4–4 · mai4 luo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mak6 lok6

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noun

(traditional Chinese medicine) arteries and veins in general; blood vessels
(figurative) train of thought; sequence of ideas
(figurative) overall context; general scheme of things

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