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轉移視線

简转移视线 · 繁轉移視線

Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn yí shì xiàn

to shift one's eyes
(fig.) to shift one's attention
to divert attention

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移: yí · change place, shift; move about
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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–2–4–4 · zhuan3 yi2 shi4 xian4

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zyun2 ji4 si6 sin3

Cantonese word readings for 轉移視線. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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