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抉擇

简抉择 · 繁抉擇

Mandarin · pinyin jué zé

to choose (literary)

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抉: jué · choose, select; gouge, pluck out
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择: zé · select, choose, pick out

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2–2 · jue2 ze2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kyut3 zaak6

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verb

to choose; to make a decision

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