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不足月

Mandarin · pinyin bù zú yuè

premature (birth, child)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74

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4–2–4 · bu4 zu2 yue4

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bat1 zuk1 jyut6

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