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縛

简缚 · 繁縛

Mandarin · pinyin fù

to bind
to tie
Taiwan pr. fú

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缚: fù · to tie

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4 · fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bok3 · bok6 · fok3

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to tie up; to bind; to truss
(Hokkien) to weave from bamboo strips (tools, utensils, etc.)
(Hokkien) feeling tight when worn (of clothes)
(Hokkien) Classifier for bundled items.
(Mainland China Hokkien) to take on a contract; to undertake (a job, construction project, etc.)
(Mainland China Hokkien) to wrap; to bind up
(Xiamen Hokkien) to rent; to lease
a surname

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