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配角

Mandarin · pinyin pèi jué

Meanings

  1. supporting role; minor role
  2. (of actors) to perform together
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配
pèi · match, pair; equal; blend
角
jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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4–2 · pei4 jue2

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pui3 gok3

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

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pui3 gok3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. supporting, secondary or minor role in a play, film, etc.

verb

  1. to play a secondary role
  2. to costar

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