覆函

覆函

Chinese

		to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter to cover; to overflow; to reply to a letter; to overturn; to capsize	envelope; case; letter
trad. (覆函)		覆	函
simp. #(覆函)		覆	函

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fùhán

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fùhán
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fùhán
    • Wade–Giles: fu⁴-han²
    • Yale: fù-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuhharn
    • Palladius: фухань (fuxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu⁵¹ xän³⁵/

Verb

覆函

1. to reply to a letter
   • 1939 December 1, 南洋商報 [Nanyang Siang Pau], page 22:

     我們因為一切讀者的地址被人遺失了，致使未能即刻覆函[…] [MSC, trad.]
     我们因为一切读者的地址被人遗失了，致使未能即刻覆函[…] [MSC, simp.]

     wǒmen yīnwèi yīqiè dúzhě de dìzhǐ bèi rén yíshīle, zhìshǐ wèinéng jíkè fùhán [Pinyin]

     Because all of our readers' addresses have been lost, we cannot immediately reply […]

Noun

覆函

1. letter of reply

Synonyms

• 復函／复函 (fùhán)