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lin2 lin4
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[1] chain [2] cable length - a unit of length for measuring distance at the sea, equal to 1/10 of a nautical mile or 185.2 m Jyutping lin4 is standard reading, but variant reading lin2 is much more popular.
Stroke count: 19
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 5640 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Mar 2012 13:55 |
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項鏈 hong6 lin4*2 = neck chain; necklace 金鏈 gam1 lin4*2 = a gold chain 頸鏈 geng2 lin4*2 = necklace 粵 鎖鏈 so2 lin4*2 = ball and chain 手鏈 sau2 lin4*2 = bracelet 鏈球 lin2 kau4 = hammer throw 自動上鏈 zi6 dung6 soeng5 lin4*2 = self-winding 拉鏈 laai1 lin4*2 = zipper 食物鏈 sik6 mat6 lin4 = food chain 防盜鏈 fong4 dou6 lin2 = door safety chain 袖口鏈扣 zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3 = cuff link; cufflink 老鏈咁長 lou2 lin4*2 gam3 coeng4 = very long; extremely long 粵 腕鏈 wun2 lin6*2 = wrist chain 鏈鋸 lin2 geoi3 = chain saw 鏈接 lin2 zip3 = link (as on an internet site) 屙鎖鏈 o1 so2 lin2 = excrete; take a dump 粵 鐵鏈 tit3 lin4*2 = shackle; iron chain |
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Showing 1 example containing 鏈
聽日嘅聚會﹐我會戴住你送嘅頸鏈。 粵
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me. [住 (-ing) is a durative marker in a future tense sentence here.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |