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补阙

bǔ quē

2-character word Traditional 補闕

What 补阙 means

1. old variant of {补缺|bǔ quē}

The characters in 补阙

• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
• 阙quēused in place of 缺 (old); mistake

Sounds the same

Read bǔ quē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 补缺to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency

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