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各別

简各别 · 繁各別

Mandarin · pinyin gè bié

distinct; different
separately; individually
unusual; novel
(pejorative) eccentric; bizarre

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各: gè · each, individually, every, all
別: Look up this written character
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–2 · ge4 bie2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gok3 bit6

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

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adj

out of the ordinary; peculiar
eccentric
distinct; different

adv

separately; individually

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