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非負數

简非负数 · 繁非負數

Mandarin · pinyin fēi fù shù

a nonnegative number (i.e. positive or zero)

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
負: Look up this written character
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
负: fù · load, burden; carry, bear
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

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1–4–4 · fei1 fu4 shu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fei1 fu6 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 非負數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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