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補缺拾遺

简补缺拾遗 · 繁補缺拾遺

Mandarin · pinyin bǔ quē shí yí

see 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē

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補: Look up this written character
缺: quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
拾: shí · pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
遺: Look up this written character
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit

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3–1–2–2 · bu3 que1 shi2 yi2

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bou2 kyut3 sap6 wai4

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