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應有

简应有 · 繁應有

Mandarin · pinyin yīng yǒu

to deserve (attention, respect etc)
should have (freedoms, rights etc)

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應: yīng · should, ought to, must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
应: yīng · should, ought to, must

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1–3 · ying1 you3

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adj

proper; due; deserved
(literary) all

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