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體勢

简体势 · 繁體勢

Mandarin · pinyin tǐ shì

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
勢: Look up this written character
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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3–4 · ti3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tai2 sai3

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

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noun

(literary) form and the momentum it generates
(Chinese calligraphy) character structure and momentum
(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) posture; appearance (of someone)

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