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追逼

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī bī

to pursue closely
to press
to demand (payment)
to extort (a concession)

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追: zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
逼: bī · compel, pressure, force; bother

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1–1 · zhui1 bi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeoi1 bik1

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

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