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來賓

简来宾 · 繁來賓

Mandarin · pinyin lái bīn#

guest
visitor

Mandarin · pinyin Lái bīn#

see 來賓市 Lái bīn Shì

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來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
賓: Look up this written character
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
宾: bīn · guest, visitor; surname; submit

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2–1 · lai2 bin1

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loi4 ban1

Cantonese word readings for 來賓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

guest; visitor

name

(～市) Laibin (a prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, China)

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