畚箕

Mandarin · pinyin běn jī

Meanings

  1. a bamboo or wicker scoop
  2. dustpan
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畚
běn · straw basket, hamper
箕
jī · sieve; dust pan, garbage bag; 7th lunar mansion, determinative star γ² Sagittarii (Alnasl)
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3–1 · ben3 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bun2 gei1

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. (regional) bamboo or wicker scoop
  2. (regional) dustpan

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) alternative form of 糞箕 /粪箕 (fènjī, “dustpan”)

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