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哈補

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Chinese

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to exhale
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 
trad. (哈補)
simp. (哈补)
alternative forms 呵補呵补

Pronunciation

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Verb

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哈補

  1. (Teochew) to exhale gently over a child's injury for consolation; also used as an interjection while performing the above.

References

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  • 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “哈補 / 哈补 ha˧ pou˥˧”, in 潮州方言詞滙 / 潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學 / 香港中文大学 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]
    呵氣手掌心撫慰小孩撞痛的地方