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暴露

Mandarin · pinyin bào lù

to expose
to reveal
to lay bare
also pr. pù lù

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暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
露: lù · dew; bare, open, exposed

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4–4 · bao4 lu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou6 lou6 · buk6 lou6

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verb

to reveal; to expose; to uncover
(computing) to expose (to make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs)

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