萬全

简 万全 · 繁 萬全
Mandarin · pinyin wàn quán

Meanings

  1. absolutely safe
  2. surefire
  3. thorough
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quán · maintain, keep whole or intact
万
wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
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4–2 · wan4 quan2

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adj

  1. sure-fire; absolutely safe; thorough

name

  1. (~區) Wanquan (a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China)
  2. (~鎮) Wanquan (a town in Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  3. (~社區) Wanquan (a community in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  4. (~村) Wanquan (a village in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  5. (~漁場) Wanquan (a fishery in Wanquan, Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

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