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欺負

简欺负 · 繁欺負

Mandarin · pinyin qī fu

to bully

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欺: qī · cheat, double-cross, deceive
負: Look up this written character
负: fù · load, burden; carry, bear

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1–5 · qi1 fu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei1 fu6

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

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verb

(transitive) to bully; to push around; to pick on; to tease; to kid; to rib

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