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拾遺補缺

简拾遗补缺 · 繁拾遺補缺

Mandarin · pinyin shí yí bǔ quē

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

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拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
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缺: quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

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2–2–3–1 · shi2 yi2 bu3 que1

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sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3

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