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賠

简赔 · 繁賠

Mandarin · pinyin péi

to compensate for loss
to indemnify
to suffer a financial loss

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赔: péi · indemnify, suffer loss

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pui4

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

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to suffer a financial loss
to compensate, to indemnify
(Cantonese, gambling) to pay a winning bet
to apologize

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