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關係

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Mandarin · pinyin guān xi

relation; relationship; connection
to concern; to involve; to affect
guanxi (personal connections)

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係: Look up this written character
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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1–5 · guan1 xi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwaan1 hai6

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

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noun

(countable, uncountable) relation; relationship; connection; tie (Classifier: 個／个; 段)
(uncountable) connections (people with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence); guanxi (specifically in Chinese culture, a combination of business and personal relationships whereby parties enhance their ability to do business by building a bond with personal favors)
(countable, uncountable) cause; reason (for something happening) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(countable, uncountable) influence; effect; impact (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(uncountable, euphemistic) sexual relations
(countable, databases) relation

verb

to involve; to relate (to); to concern

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