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處罰

简处罚 · 繁處罰

Mandarin · pinyin chǔ fá

to penalize
to punish

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处: chù · place, locale; department
罚: fá · penalty, fine; punish, penalize

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3–2 · chu3 fa2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cyu2 fat6 · cyu5 fat6

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

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verb

to punish; to penalise

noun

punishment; penalty

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