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全
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- 全
- quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
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2 · quan2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cyun4
Cantonese word readings for 全. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) pure jade
- complete; whole; entire
- completely; wholly
- everything; all
- perfect; flawless; faultless
- to preserve; to save; to keep whole or intact
- to maintain; to keep
- a surname
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