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補闕

简补阙 · 繁補闕

Mandarin · pinyin bǔ quē

old variant of 補缺 bǔ quē

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補: Look up this written character
闕: Look up this written character
补: bǔ · mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
阙: quē · watch tower; palace

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3–1 · bu3 que1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 kyut3

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

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