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  sin3   jyutping
  xian4   pinyin
[1] thread; string; wire; cotton
[2] demarcation line; boundary; brink
[3] traffic line/route; political line
[4] clue; undercover/secret agent
[5] [classifier] a ray/thread of (hope)


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Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#120)

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

This word has been viewed 6508 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Aug 2009 07:12

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detail  baan1 maa5 sin3  ban1 ma3 xian4 = variant of 斑馬線
detail  din6 si6 sin3 lou6   = television channel
detail  gei1 coeng4 faai3 sin3  ji1 chang3 kuai4 xian4 = Airport Express (MTR Line)
detail  saam1 sok3 sin3   = copperhead racer (rat snake)
detail  tin1 sin3  tian1 xian4 = antenna; aerial
detail  kuk1 sin3   = curve
detail  jau5 sin3 din6 si6   = cable television
detail  deoi3 gok3 sin3  dui4 jiao3 xian4 = diagonal (line)
detail  zit3 sin3 tou4  zhe2 xian4 tu2 = broken line graph
detail  sin3 dyun6  xian4 duan4 = line segment
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Showing 1 example containing 綫
detail 畀我一早唔同
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]
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