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避
Mandarin · pinyin bì
Meanings
- to avoid
- to shun
- to flee
- to escape
- to keep away from
- to leave
- to hide from
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- 避
- bì · avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
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Mandarin tones
4 · bi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
bei6
Cantonese word readings for 避. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to avoid; to escape; to dodge
- to prevent; to keep away
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