Word information
Simplified沾唇
Traditional沾唇
Pinyinzhān chún
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
沾唇
zhān chún · to moisten one's lips; to sip (wine, tea etc); esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff
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沾染zhān rǎnto pollute (often fig.); to be infected by; to gain a small advantage