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調換

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Mandarin · pinyin diào huàn

to exchange
to change places
to swap

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調: Look up this written character
換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune
换: huàn · change

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4–4 · diao4 huan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

diu6 wun6

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

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verb

to change; to exchange
to swap; to replace; to switch

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