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僻

Mandarin · pinyin pì

(bound form) remote
out of the way
off-center
eccentric

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僻: pì · out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox

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4 · pi4

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bui6 · pik1

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to avoid; to evade
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unorthodox
remote; out of the way
uncommon; rare
eccentric; odd; peculiar
(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) codewords used in certain professions or gangs

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 背 (“remote; secluded; out-of-the-way”)

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