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補
简 补 · 繁 補Mandarin · pinyin bǔ
Meanings
- to repair
- to patch
- to mend
- to make up for
- to fill (a vacancy)
- to supplement
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3 · bu3
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bou2
Cantonese word readings for 補. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to mend; to repair; to fix
- to compensate; to recompense; to make up for
- to add; to augment; to increase; to raise
- to make up for a deficiency; to nourish
- benefit; profit; advantage
- (transgender slang) short for 補佳樂／补佳乐 (“Progynova”); E (estrogen)
- a surname, Bu
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