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摽

Mandarin · pinyin biāo#

(literary) to wave away; to discard

Mandarin · pinyin biào#

to bind tightly
to link (arms)
to hang around with; to stick close to (sb)
to compete
(literary) to hit; to beat

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摽: biào · biāo · throw out; push out; strike

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

biu1 · piu1 · piu3 · piu5

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to wave off; to dismiss with a hand gesture
(literary) to strike down
(literary) alternative form of 鏢 /镖 (biāo, “tip of a sword”)
(literary) alternative form of 標 /标 (biāo, “mark; sign”)
(Guanzhong Mandarin) to link; to tie
(Hokkien) to hurl; to throw (a javelin)
(Hokkien) to joke around; to kid

character · Etymology 2

to tie; to bind
to hold arm in arm
to be linked together

character · Etymology 3

(literary) to fall; (chiefly of flowers and fruits) to drop from a tree

character · Etymology 4

(obsolete) alternative form of 拋 /抛 (pāo)

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