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點染

简点染 · 繁點染

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn rǎn

to touch up (a piece of writing)
to add details (to a painting)

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–3 · dian3 ran3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim2 jim5

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

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