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布

Mandarin · pinyin bù

cloth
to declare
to announce
to spread
to make known

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen

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4 · bu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou3

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cloth; textiles (Classifier: 匹; 塊／块)
to announce; to proclaim
to spread
to deploy; to set out
a surname
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