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臨眺

简临眺 · 繁臨眺

Mandarin · pinyin lín tiào

to observe from afar
to look into the distance from a high place

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臨: Look up this written character
眺: tiào · look at, gaze at, scan, survey
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend

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2–4 · lin2 tiao4

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lam4 tiu3

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

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