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補骨脂. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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補骨脂 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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to repair; to patch; to mend to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
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bone
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fat
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trad. (補骨脂)
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補
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骨
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脂
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simp. (补骨脂)
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补
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骨
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脂
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alternative forms
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婆固脂 破故紙/破故纸
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit वाकुची (vākucī), बाकुची (bākucī), बाकुचि (bākuci, “dry ripe fruits of Psoralea corylifolia”). Compare Hindi बकुची (bakucī), बावची (bāvcī).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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補
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骨
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脂
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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見 (28)
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章 (23)
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Final (韻)
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模 (23)
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沒 (56)
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脂 (15)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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Fanqie
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博古切
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古忽切
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旨夷切
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Baxter
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puX
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kwot
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tsyij
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/puoX/
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/kuət̚/
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/t͡ɕiɪ/
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Pan Wuyun
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/puoX/
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/kuot̚/
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/t͡ɕi/
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Shao Rongfen
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/poX/
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/kuət̚/
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/t͡ɕjɪ/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/pɔX/
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/kwət̚/
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/ci/
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Li Rong
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/poX/
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/kuət̚/
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/t͡ɕi/
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Wang Li
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/puX/
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/kuət̚/
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/t͡ɕi/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/puoX/
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/kuət̚/
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/t͡ɕi/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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bǔ
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gu
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zhī
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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bou2
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gwat1
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zi1
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Noun
補骨脂
- (traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of the tumbleweed (Psoralea corylifolia)