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稗

Mandarin · pinyin bài

barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli)
Panicum crus-galli
(literary) insignificant
trivial

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稗: bài · darnels, weeds, tares small

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4 · bai4

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baai6 · bai6 · pei4

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barnyard grass; barnyard millet (especially Echinochloa crusgalli)
(literary) insignificant; unofficial
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 粺 (bài, “polished rice”)

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