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進貢

简进贡 · 繁進貢

Mandarin · pinyin jìn gòng

to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)

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進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
貢: Look up this written character
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
贡: gòng · offer tribute; tribute, gifts

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4–4 · jin4 gong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeon3 gung3

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

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verb

to offer tribute (to a suzerain or emperor); to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain
to grease or oil somebody's palm

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