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Mandarin · pinyin quán fāng wèi

all around
omnidirectional
complete
holistic
comprehensive

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全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat

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2–1–4 · quan2 fang1 wei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyun4 fong1 wai2

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noun

omnidirection
comprehensiveness

adj

(attributive) omnidirectional
(attributive) comprehensive; all-purpose; all-around; well-rounded; multifarious; all-inclusive; holistic

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