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閏

简闰 · 繁閏

Mandarin · pinyin rùn

intercalary
an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29)

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閏: Look up this written character
闰: rùn · intercalary; extra, surplus

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

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intercalary; leap
(literary) surplus; remainder
(literary) deputy; illegitimate; usurped

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