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輪

简轮 · 繁輪

Mandarin · pinyin lún

wheel; disk; ring
steamship
to take turns; to rotate
classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn

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轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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

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character · Etymology 1

wheel
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 輪船／轮船 (lúnchuán, “steamer; motor ship”)
edge; rim
Classifier for an "edge"-like portion.
to take turns
(chiefly Cantonese) to wait for one's turn
Classifier for the sun or the round moon.
Classifier for rounds.
(comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years
(slang) short for 輪姦／轮奸 (lúnjiān, “to gang-rape”)

noun · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant

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