修例

Mandarin · pinyin xiū lì

Meanings

  1. to amend an ordinance (abbr. for 修改條例 xiū gǎi tiáo lì)
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修
xiū · study; repair; cultivate
例
lì · precedent, example; regulation
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1–4 · xiu1 li4

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sau1 lai6

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verb

  1. (neologism) to amend an ordinance

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