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普遍理論

pou2 pin3 lei5 leon6

pu3 bian4 li3 lun4

universal hypothesis

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

普遍理論

This word was added by bybell on 20th Aug 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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普 pou2 pu3 - universal, general
遍 pin3 bin3 pian4 bian4 - [1] [n] time [2] everywhere; all over; through
理 lei5 leoi5 li3 - reason; logic; cause; truth;
論 leon6 leon4 lun4 {lun2} - debate; dispute; theory

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