辟 is also the simplified spelling of 闢.
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辟
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- 辟
- pì · law, rule; open up, develop
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Mandarin tones
4 · bi4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 17 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bei6 · bik1 · mai5 · pik1
Cantonese word readings for 辟. 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
- (literary) monarch; sovereign
- (literary) government official; minister
- (literary) to rule; to govern
- (literary) crime
- to summon; to appoint to an official position
- to remove; to drive out
- (literary) to avoid; to hide; to dodge
- (literary) lame in the leg
character · Etymology 1
- (literary) law; (specifically) penal code
- to open
- to open up
- (literary) to make an analogy
- (literary) to thump one's chest
- (literary) to show bias; to be partial
- (literary) remote
- (literary) eccentric; perverted
- (literary) a tool for catching animals
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