佩 is also the simplified spelling of 珮.
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佩
Mandarin · pinyin pèi
Meanings
- to respect
- to wear (belt etc)
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- 佩
- pèi · belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
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Mandarin tones
4 · pei4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pui3
Cantonese word readings for 佩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- belt ornament; pendant
- to wear; to hang (from the waist)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to hold; to carry
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to remember in heart
- to admire
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to surround; to encircle
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