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驅役

简驱役 · 繁驅役

Mandarin · pinyin qū yì

to order (sb) about
(by extension) to put to use

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驅: Look up this written character
役: yì · service; a servant, laborer; to serve
驱: qū · spur a horse on; expel, drive away

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1–4 · qu1 yi4

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keoi1 jik6

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

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