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發揮

简发挥 · 繁發揮

Mandarin · pinyin fā huī

to display
to exhibit
to bring out implicit or innate qualities
to express (a thought or moral)
to develop (an idea)
to elaborate (on a theme)

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
揮: Look up this written character
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander

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1–1 · fa1 hui1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faat3 fai1

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verb

to bring (skill, talent) into play; to give play to; to perform; to exert
to develop (an idea); to express; to elaborate

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