憑藉

简 凭藉 · 繁 憑藉
Mandarin · pinyin píng jiè

Meanings

  1. to rely on
  2. to depend on
  3. by means of
  4. thanks to
  5. sth that one relies on
  6. also written 憑借 píng jiè
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藉
jí · mat, pad; rely on; pretext
凭
píng · lean on, depend on, rely on
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Mandarin tones

2–4 · ping2 jie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pang4 ze3 · pang4 zik6

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憑藉 · ping2 jie4
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Exact source record憑藉 凭藉 [ping2 jie4] /to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on/also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4]/