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馴服

简驯服 · 繁馴服

Mandarin · pinyin xùn fú

to tame
tame
docile

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馴: Look up this written character
服: fú · clothes; wear, dress
驯: xùn · tame, docile, obedient

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4–2 · xun4 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seon4 fuk6

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adj

tame; docile

verb

to tame; to domesticate

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