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非此即彼

Mandarin · pinyin fēi cǐ jí bǐ

Meanings

  1. either this or that
  2. one or the other
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非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
此
cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
即
jí · promptly, quickly, immediately
彼
bǐ · that, there, those
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1–3–2–3 · fei1 ci3 ji2 bi3

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fei1 ci2 zik1 bei2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) either this or that; one or the other

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