"main" meaning in Chinese

See main in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mei̯n⁵⁵/
Etymology: Clipping of English maintain. Etymology templates: {{clipping|yue|nocap=}} Clipping, {{der|yue|en|maintain}} English maintain, {{yue-etym-clip-en|maintain}} Clipping of English maintain. Head templates: {{head|zh|verb}} main
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to maintain Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong
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