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連麥

简连麦 · 繁連麥

Mandarin · pinyin lián mài

(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology

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连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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2–4 · lian2 mai4

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verb

(slang, neologism) to activate one's microphone; to have an audio chat

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