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舔

Mandarin · pinyin tiǎn

to lick
to lap

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舔: tiǎn · lick with tongue; taste

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3 · tian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lem2 · tim2

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

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(transitive) to lick
(figurative, slang, transitive) to suck up to; to brownnose

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