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Mandarin · pinyin bǔ fǎ

treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health
reinforcing method (in acupuncture)

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

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3–3 · bu3 fa3

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