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扶正

Mandarin · pinyin fú zhèng

to set sth upright or straight
to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal)
(old) to raise from concubine to wife status

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扶: fú · support, help; protect; hold on
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct

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2–4 · fu2 zheng4

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verb

(historical) to elevate (a concubine) to the status of wife
to set upright or straight
to promote (someone) from deputy to principal, or from a part-time employee to a full-time one

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