品格

Mandarin · pinyin pǐn gé

Meanings

  1. (of a person) moral character; integrity
  2. (of a work of art or literature) style; character; quality
  3. (music) fret (on a stringed instrument)
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品
pǐn · article, product, commodity
格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
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3–2 · pin3 ge2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ban2 gaak3

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noun

  1. character (of people); personality
  2. quality and style (of literary or artistic works)

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品格 · pin3 ge2
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Exact source record品格 品格 [pin3 ge2] /(of a person) moral character; integrity/(of a work of art or literature) style; character; quality/(music) fret (on a stringed instrument)/