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鋪蓋

简铺盖 · 繁鋪蓋

Mandarin · pinyin pū gài#

to spread evenly over

Mandarin · pinyin pū gai#

bedding; bedclothes

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蓋: Look up this written character
铺: pù · shop, store; place sleep, bed
盖: gài · cover, hide, protect

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1–4 · pu1 gai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pou1 goi3

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verb

to spread evenly over

noun

bedding; bedclothes

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