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支邊

简支边 · 繁支邊

Mandarin · pinyin zhī biān

to help develop the border areas

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支: zhī · disperse, pay; support; branch
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边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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1–1 · zhi1 bian1

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zi1 bin1

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

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