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求全責備

简求全责备 · 繁求全責備

Mandarin · pinyin qiú quán zé bèi

to demand perfection (idiom)

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求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
全: quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
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備: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
责: zé · one's responsibility, duty
备: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect

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2–2–2–4 · qiu2 quan2 ze2 bei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kau4 cyun4 zaak3 bei6

Cantonese word readings for 求全責備. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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