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鎖掣

简锁掣 · 繁鎖掣

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ chè

catch (of a lock)

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鎖: Look up this written character
掣: chè · drag, pull; hinder by pulling back
锁: suǒ · lock, padlock; shackles, chains

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3–4 · suo3 che4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

so2 zai3

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

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