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宋本廣韻

廣韻目次：下平五肴小韻反切聲母韻母聲調平水韻等呼韻攝韻部国际音标罗马字庖薄交並肴平聲肴開口二等效肴bʰaubrau／beau

方言集汇

◎ 粤语：pau3 pau4

English

to lacquer some kind of ashes on wooden articals or furniture， after drying out， smooth them and then paint， black lacquer