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擴編

简扩编 · 繁擴編

Mandarin · pinyin kuò biān

to expand (esp. by new recruitment)
to increase the army
to augment

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扩: kuò · expand, enlarge, stretch
编: biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile

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4–1 · kuo4 bian1

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kong3 pin1

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

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