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衣服

Mandarin · pinyin yī fu

clothes
Classifier: 件 jiàn, 套 tào

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衣: yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
服: fú · clothes; wear, dress

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1–5 · yi1 fu5

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ji1 fuk6

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noun · Etymology 1

clothing; clothes; laundry (Classifier: 件 m)
(informal, proscribed) upper outer garment; jacket; coat

noun · Etymology 2

(Taiwan, slang) ecstasy; MDMA (Classifier: 件 m)

verb · Etymology 3

(Classical) to put on clothes

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