常備不懈

简 常备不懈 · 繁 常備不懈
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsoeng4 bei6 bat1 haai6

Meanings

  1. adj; be always prepared; be always on the alert
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Same syllable, six tones

bat不bat1notbat2—bat3—bat4—bat5—拔bat6to pull up

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: chang2 bei4 bu4 xie4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity常備不懈 常备不懈 [chang2 bei4 bu4 xie4] {soeng4 bei6 bat1 haai6} /adj; be always prepared; be always on the alert/

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