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媒

Mandarin · pinyin méi

medium
intermediary
matchmaker
go-between
abbr. for 媒體 méi tǐ, media, esp. news media

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媒: méi · go-between, matchmaker; medium

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go-between; matchmaker
medium; intermediary
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 媒體／媒体 (méitǐ); media; press
to introduce; to recommend
(Cantonese) plant (person placed amongst an audience) with the role of promoting sales by making fake purchases
(obsolete, literary) yeast

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only used in 媒媒

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