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普世

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ shì

universal; worldwide

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
世: shì · generation; world; era

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3–4 · pu3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pou2 sai3

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noun

the whole world; worldwide; the entire world

adj

(attributive) universal

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