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頭伏

简头伏 · 繁頭伏

Mandarin · pinyin tóu fú

see 初伏 chū fú

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · tou2 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tau4 fuk6

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

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