僻遠

简 僻远 · 繁 僻遠
Mandarin · pinyin pì yuǎn

Meanings

  1. remote and faraway
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僻
pì · out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
遠
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
远
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
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4–3 · pi4 yuan3

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pik1 jyun5

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adj

  1. remote; distant; faraway

noun

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) remote and faraway place

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