秕 is also the simplified spelling of 粃.

秕

Mandarin · pinyin bǐ

Meanings

  1. grain not fully grown
  2. husks
  3. withered grain
  4. unripe grain
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秕
bǐ · empty grain or rice husk, chaff
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3 · bi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bei2

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

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  1. empty or unplump grain
  2. (literary) bad; evil

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