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制服

Mandarin · pinyin zhì fú

to subdue
to check
to bring under control
(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
uniform (army, party, school etc)
livery (for company employees)
Classifier: 套 tào

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制: zhì · system; establish; overpower
服: fú · clothes; wear, dress

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4–2 · zhi4 fu2

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zai3 fuk6

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verb · Etymology 1

to subdue; to overpower

noun · Etymology 2

(clothing) uniform

verb · Etymology 3

(literary) to regulate what one is allowed to wear (depending on social status)

noun · Etymology 4

(literary) mourning garment

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