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對付

简对付 · 繁對付

Mandarin · pinyin duì fu

to handle; to deal with; to tackle
to get by with; to make do
(dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
付: fù · give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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4–5 · dui4 fu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

deoi3 fu6

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verb

to deal with; to cope with
to make do; to get by
(dialectal, chiefly in the negative) to get along

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