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伙

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ

(bound form) meals (as in 伙食 huǒ shí)
variant of 夥 huǒ

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伙: huǒ · companion, colleague; utensils

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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character · Etymology 1

companion; colleague
group of such people
Classifier for groups of people.
jointly
meal; food
(Hong Kong) Classifier for flats or families.
a surname

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