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敷

Mandarin · pinyin fū

to spread
to lay out
to apply (powder, ointment etc)
sufficient (to cover)
enough

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敷: fū · spread, diffuse; apply, paint

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to spread; to diffuse
to apply; to paint
(literary) to elaborate; to state
to be sufficient
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 敷 (MC phju)

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