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發給

简发给 · 繁發給

Mandarin · pinyin fā gěi

to issue
to grant
to distribute

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
給: gěi · give; by, for
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
给: gěi · give; by, for

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1–3 · fa1 gei3

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verb · Etymology 1

to issue; to hand out; to distribute

phrase · Etymology 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 發 /发, 給 /给.

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