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私立

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: se1 lib8
POJ: sur-li̍p
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: private (of an institution, e.g. school), privately run
私立

Wiktionary lists both a verb sense ('to be run privately') and an adjective sense ('private, of an institution') at this same reading; the adjective sense was chosen as the more common attributive usage (e.g. 私立學校).

Usage: attributive

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