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部隊

简部队 · 繁部隊

Mandarin · pinyin bù duì

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部: bù · part, division, section
隊: duì · team, group; army unit
队: duì · team, group; army unit

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4–4 · bu4 dui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou6 deoi2 · bou6 deoi6

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

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noun

(military) army; troops; forces
(military) unit (subdivision of a larger military grouping)

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