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編撰

简编撰 · 繁編撰

Mandarin · pinyin biān zhuàn

to compile
to edit

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撰: zhuàn · compose, write, compile
编: biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile

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1–4 · bian1 zhuan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pin1 zaan3

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verb

to compile; to compose

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