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打包

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ bāo

to wrap; to pack
to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package

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3–1 · da3 bao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 baau1

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verb

(verb-object) to pack (an object)
(originally Mandarin) to put food in a takeaway box; to put leftovers in a doggy bag or to order food as takeaway
(verb-object) to unpack (a box)
(Cantonese) to wrap a dead body

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