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半保留複製

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Mandarin · pinyin bàn bǎo liú fù zhì

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半: bàn · half
保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
留: liú · stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
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製: Look up this written character
复: fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower

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4–3–2–4–4 · ban4 bao3 liu2 fu4 zhi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun3 bou2 lau4 fuk1 zai3

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