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補數

简 补数 · 繁 補數
Mandarin · pinyin bǔ shù

Meanings

  1. complementary number
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補
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數
shù · number; several; count; fate
补
bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
数
shù · number; several, count; fate
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3–4 · bu3 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 sou3

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

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bou2 sou3

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. complementary number, complement
  2. (Cantonese) making up for something

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