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Mandarin · pinyin bǎn běn

version
edition
release

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版: bǎn · printing blocks; edition
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis

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3–3 · ban3 ben3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baan2 bun2

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noun

version (Classifier: 個／个) — (figuratively) version (specific form or variation of something)
version (Classifier: 個／个) — (computing) version (particular revision of software, firmware, CPU, etc.)
(publishing) edition (work published by a certain editor or in a certain manner) (Classifier: 個／个)

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