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書局

简书局 · 繁書局

Mandarin · pinyin shū jú

bookstore
publishing house

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書: Look up this written character
局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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1–2 · shu1 ju2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syu1 guk2 · syu1 guk6

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noun

publishing house; press
bookshop; bookstore (Classifier: 間／间 c)

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