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整理

Mandarin · pinyin zhěng lǐ

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整: zhěng · orderly, neat, tidy; whole
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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3–3 · zheng3 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing2 lei5

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verb

to arrange; to straighten out; to put in order; to tidy up; to sort out
to collate (files, data, etc.)

adj

(archaic) neat; tidy; in good order; orderly

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