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laamˊ²攬
简 揽
Pinyin: lan3
Translations
nounembrace; hug; hold in one's arms
nountake on (task); take upon oneself; monopolize
nounattract (talented people); solicit
noun(verb) cuddle
daaiˍ₆大baauˉ¹包daaiˍ₆大laamˏ₅攬
简 大包大揽
Pinyin: da4 bao1 da4 lan3
Translations
noun(idiom) to take it all in without worrying about the little details
laamˊ²攬zyuˍ₆住
简 揽住
Pinyin: lan3 zhu4
Translations
nounto hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms | 書: 抱; 摟(著/着); 摟抱; 抱; [華] 擁抱 | Syn.: 抱住
nounhugging (spoken)
jinˎ₄延laamˏ₅攬
简 延揽
Pinyin: yan2 lan3
Translations
nounrecruit
laamˊ²攬soengˏ₅上sanˉ¹身
简 揽上身
Pinyin: lan3 shang4 shen1
Translations
nountake on responsiblity
nounverb; take the responsibility
dukˍ₆獨laamˏ₅攬daaiˍ₆大kyunˎ₄權
简 独揽大权
Pinyin: du2 lan3 da4 quan2
Translations
nounabsolute power
dukˍ₆獨laamˏ₅攬
简 独揽
Pinyin: du2 lan3
Translations
nounto arrogate ; to monopolize
singˎ₄承laamˊ²攬zeˊ²者
简 承揽者
Pinyin: cheng2 lan3 zhe3
Translations
nounundertaker
laamˊ²攬satˍ₆實
简 揽实
Pinyin: lan3 shi2
Translations
nountightly embrace, hold, or hug
nounto hug, to cuddle; to hold onto
ziuˉ¹招laamˏ₅攬
简 招揽
Pinyin: zhao1 lan3
Translations
nounsolicit (customers or business)/canvass
laamˊ²攬zyuˍ₆住seiˊ²死
简 揽住死
Pinyin: lan3 zhu4 si3
Translations
nounto get into trouble together [colloquial]
laamˏ₅攬tauˊ²頭laamˏ₅攬gengˊ²頸
简 揽头揽颈
Pinyin: lan3 tou2 lan3 jing3
Translations
nounto be very intimate (especially physically) [colloquial]
laamˏ₅攬zyuˍ₆住jatˉ¹一caiˎ₄齊seiˊ²死
简 揽住一齐死
Pinyin: lan3 zhu4 yi1 ji4 si3
Translations
nounto get killed together; to be doomed to the same fate together
laamˍ₆攬gengˊ²頸ganˉ¹巾
简 揽颈巾
Pinyin: lan3 jing3 jin1
Translations
nounto wear a scarf
laamˏ₅攬ngaangˍ₆硬
简 揽硬
Pinyin: lan3 ying4
Translations
nounto fully support; to protect [colloquial]
laamˏ₅攬tauˊ²頭
简 揽头
Pinyin: lan3 tou2
Translations
nouncontractor; generic term for a shipping company
nouna contractor (shipping company terminology)
laamˊ²攬zamˊ²枕
简 揽枕
Pinyin: lan3 zhen3
Translations
nounbolster; body pillow; hugging pillow | Std. Chin.: 墊枕; 承枕; 長枕
nouna bolster pillow
laamˊ²攬sanˉ¹身laamˊ²攬sai˗₃勢
简 揽身揽势
Pinyin: lan3 shen1 lan3 shi4
Translations
nounembracing and cuddling intimately