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憑白無故

简凭白无故 · 繁憑白無故

Mandarin · pinyin píng bái wú gù

variant of 平白無故 píng bái wú gù

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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故: gù · ancient, old; reason, because
凭: píng · lean on, depend on, rely on
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–2–2–4 · ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pang4 baak6 mou4 gu3

Cantonese word readings for 憑白無故. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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