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初步設想

简初步设想 · 繁初步設想

Mandarin · pinyin chū bù shè xiǎng

tentative idea

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初: chū · beginning, initial, primary
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
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想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
设: shè · build; establish; display

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1–4–4–3 · chu1 bu4 she4 xiang3

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co1 bou6 cit3 soeng2

Cantonese word readings for 初步設想. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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