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篤愛

简笃爱 · 繁篤愛

Mandarin · pinyin dǔ ài

to love deeply
devoted to sb

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愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
笃: dǔ · deep, true, sincere, genuine
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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3–4 · du3 ai4

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duk1 oi3

Cantonese word readings for 篤愛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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