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lìn
HSK 7freq #7448

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lìn
  1. 1.to filter
  2. 2.to strain
  3. 3.to drain
  4. 4.gonorrhea
  5. 5.(TCM) strangury
lín
  1. 1.to sprinkle
  2. 2.to drip
  3. 3.to pour
  4. 4.to drench

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to pour; to drip; to dribble (liquid flowing down)
  2. 2.to flow (down) at great speed; to gush into
  3. 3.to drench; to soak; to wet through
  4. 4.to water; to sprinkle
  5. 5.to filter; to strain
  6. 6.to make wine; to brew liquor
  7. 7.strangury; urinary urgency and pain on urination
  8. 8.gonorrhoea (i.e. “dripping”)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡ·rɯm, *ɡ·rɯms): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 林 (OC *ɡ·rɯm). Related to 霖 (OC *ɡ·rɯm, “long rain”). Wang (1982) considers this cognate with 淫 (OC *lɯm, “to soak; to drench”). Also compare Hokkien 啉 (lim, “to drink”) and Teochew 啉 (lim¹, “to drink”).

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