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CHINESE CHARACTER
lǎn
缆
缆
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cable; hawser
- Numbered pinyin
- lan3
- English meanings
- cable; hawser; to moor
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greedy
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to monopolize
multicolored; gorgeous
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overflow; excessive
billows
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basket
blue
view; read
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