纜 (laam6 | lan3 ) : thick rope

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纜

laam6

lan3

thick rope; cable; hawser

Stroke count: 27

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

纜 / 缆

This word has been viewed 7918 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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纜車 laam6 ce1 lan3 che1 = cable car; peak tram

電纜 din6 laam6 dian4 lan3 = an electric cable

大纜 daai6 laam6 = hawser

絞纜 gaau2 laam6 = stranded cable

解纜 gaai2 laam6 = cast loose

山頂纜車 saan1 deng2 laam6 ce1 shan1 ding3 lan3 che1 = Peak Tram

纜車飛 laam6 ce1 fei1 = peak tram fare/ticket 粵

繫纜樁 hai6 laam6 zong1 ji4 lan3 zhuang1 = bollard

光纖電纜 gwong1 cim1 din6 laam6 guang1 xian1 dian4 lan3 = optical fiber; optical cable

曬馬纜 saai3 maa5 laam6*2 = to visit a brothel; to go to an hourly hotel (for sex) 粵

架空電纜 gaa3 hung1 din6 laam6 jia4 kong1 dian4 lan3 = overhead wires

扯大纜 ce2 daai6 laam6 = tug-of-war 粵

扯頭纜 ce2 tau4 laam6 = to take the lead; to pioneer; to set an example

鋼纜 gong3 laam6 gang1 lan3 = steel cable, wire cable, steel hawser, hoisting cable, guy rope

斬纜 zaam2 laam6 zhan3 lan3 = [1] to break off a romantic relationship [2] take drastic measures to halt investment activities when losing money 粵

大纜都扯唔埋 daai6 laam6 dou1 ce2 m4 maai4 da4 lan3 dou1 che3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together 粵

大纜絞唔埋 daai6 laam6 gaau2 m4 maai4 da4 lan3 jiao3 wu2 mai2 = 1. there's absolutely no connection (relationship) between them 2. not even a big rope could pull them together 粵

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