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通緝

简通缉 · 繁通緝

Mandarin · pinyin tōng jī

to order the arrest of sb as criminal
to list as wanted

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通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
緝: Look up this written character
缉: jī · to sew in close stitches

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1–1 · tong1 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tung1 cap1

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

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verb

to order the arrest for a criminal at large; to list as wanted

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