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秘

Mandarin · pinyin bì#

see 秘魯 Bì lǔ

Mandarin · pinyin mì#

secret
secretary

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秘: mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse

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4 · bi4

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bai3 · bei3

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secret; undisclosed; confidential
mysterious; abstruse
rare; scarce; extraordinary
to keep as a secret
to block
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 秘書／秘书 (mìshū, “secretary”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 秘魯／秘鲁 (Bìlǔ, “Peru”)
a surname

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