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分門別類

简分门别类 · 繁分門別類

Mandarin · pinyin fēn mén bié lèi

(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
别: bié · separate, other; do not
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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1–2–2–4 · fen1 men2 bie2 lei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan1 mun4 bit6 leoi6

Cantonese word readings for 分門別類. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to classify; to categorize; to organize into categories

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