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儐
简 傧 · 繁 儐Mandarin · pinyin bīn
Meanings
- best man
- to entertain
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1 · bin1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 6 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ban1 · ban3
Cantonese word readings for 儐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to entertain guests
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) someone who entertains guests
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to display; to exhibit
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 擯 /摈 (bìn, “to reject; to abandon; to discard”)
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to respect
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 顰 /颦 (pín, “to frown; to knit one's brows”)
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