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搭補

简搭补 · 繁搭補

Mandarin · pinyin dā bǔ

to subsidize
to make up (deficit)

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搭: dā · join together, attach to; add to
補: Look up this written character
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

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1–3 · da1 bu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daap3 bou2

Cantonese word readings for 搭補. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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