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點綴

简点缀 · 繁點綴

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn zhuì

to decorate
to adorn
sprinkled
studded
only for show

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
綴: Look up this written character
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
缀: zhuì · patch together, link, connect

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3–4 · dian3 zhui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dim2 zeoi6

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

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verb

to decorate; to adorn
to use something merely for show

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