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孛

Mandarin · pinyin bèi

comet

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孛: bèi · comet

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4 · bei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 · bui6 · but6

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) luxuriant; lush; flourishing
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) radiance of comets; comet
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 悖 (“disorderly; deviant; conflicting”)
a surname

character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) prefix particle in certain nouns
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 勃 (bó, “to change countenance; to become agitated”)

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