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補救

简 补救 · 繁 補救
Mandarin · pinyin bǔ jiù

Meanings

  1. to remedy
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補
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救
jiù · save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
补
bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
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3–4 · bu3 jiu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 gau3

Cantonese word readings for 補救. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bou2 gau3

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verb

  1. to remedy; to repair (a situation)

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