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鏈環

简链环 · 繁鏈環

Mandarin · pinyin liàn huán

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链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack
环: huán · jade ring or bracelet; ring

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4–2 · lian4 huan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lin4 waan4

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

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