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衖

简弄 · 衖 · 繁衖

Mandarin · pinyin lòng#

variant of 弄 lòng

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng#

variant of 巷 xiàng

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衖: Look up this written character
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley

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4 · long4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hong6 · lung6

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

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 巷

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