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鏈 (lin2) — cable length - a unit of length for measuring distance at the sea, equal to 1/10 of a nautical mile or 185.2 m in Cantonese

linˊ²鏈
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Mandarin Pinyin: lian4

Meaning of 鏈

nouncable length - a unit of length for measuring distance at the sea, equal to 1/10 of a nautical mile or 185.2 m
nounchain

Example Sentences with 鏈

tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日ge˗₃嘅zeoiˍ₆聚wui6,會﹐ngoˏ₅我wuiˏ₅會daai˗₃戴zyuˍ₆住neiˏ₅你sung˗₃送ge˗₃嘅gengˊ²頸linˊ²鏈。
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me.
tiuˎ₄條linˍ₆鏈syunˉ¹拴zyuˍ₆住zoˊ²咗maau1.貓。
The chain tied up the cat.
tiuˎ₄條linˊ²鏈houˊ²好gan2,緊，jauˎ₄油gau2.鋸。
The chain is tight, chainsaw.
keoiˏ₅佢tiuˎ₄條gengˊ²頸nimˍ₆鏈houˊ²好gwong1.光。
Her necklace is very shiny.
tiuˎ₄條gengˊ²頸linˊ²鏈houˊ²好leng˗₃靚
The necklace is very beautiful.
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Words Containing 鏈

手鏈sau2 lin2
bracelet
老鏈咁長lou2 lin2 gam3 coeng4
very long; extremely long
項鏈hong6 lin2
neck chain; necklace
腕鏈wun2 lin2
wrist chain
頸鏈geng2 lin2
necklace -- may also be written as 頸鍊 (Standard Chinese: 項鏈 or 項鍊)
拉鏈laai1 lin2
zipper | Also written as '拉鍊'
袖口鏈扣zau6 hau2 lin2 kau3
a cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse
金鏈gam1 lin2
a gold chain
自動上鏈zi6 dung6 soeng5 lin2
self-winding
上鏈soeng5 lin6
to wind up the chain
食物鏈sik6 mat6 lin4
food chain
鏈接lin2 zip3
link (as on an internet site)

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