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罷
简 罢 · 繁 罷Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
4 · ba4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
baa6 · pei4
Cantonese word readings for 罷. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to cease; to finish; to stop
- to remove; to get rid of; to relieve
- to finish; to end; to be complete
- (Cantonese) Particle used to signify that one is fine with all the options given.
- (Wenzhounese) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state or the beginning of an action.
character · Etymology 1
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 疲 (pí, “tired; exhausted; weak”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) immoral
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fail
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete) to banish
- (obsolete) to scatter
- a surname
character · Etymology 3
- (chiefly Eastern Min) alternative form of 爸, used in 郎罷／郎罢 (“father”)
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