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旱澇保收

简旱涝保收 · 繁旱澇保收

Mandarin · pinyin hàn lào bǎo shōu

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood
to bring a stable income

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旱: hàn · drought; dry; dry land
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保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
涝: lào · inundate, flood; torrent

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4–4–3–1 · han4 lao4 bao3 shou1

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hon5 lou6 bou2 sau1

Cantonese word readings for 旱澇保收. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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