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專業

简专业 · 繁專業

Mandarin · pinyin zhuān yè

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專: Look up this written character
業: Look up this written character
专: zhuān · monopolize, take sole possession
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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1–4 · zhuan1 ye4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyun1 jip6

Cantonese word readings for 專業. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

specialty; trade; specialization (Classifier: 項／项 m)
(education) major; main area of study (Classifier: 項／项 m)

adj

professional; good (at what one does); expert; adept
specialized; technical; professional

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