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部曲

部曲

Chinese

		ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)	tune; song; bent tune; song; bent; crooked; wrong
simp. and trad. (部曲)		部	曲

Noun

部曲

(archaic) a ancient organizational unit within the military
(archaic) the military

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bùqū

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bùqū
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhchiu
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    不屈
    部曲