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拂

Mandarin · pinyin bì#

old variant of 弼 bì

Mandarin · pinyin fú#

to flick
to brush off
(of a breeze) to brush lightly over
(literary) to run counter to

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拂: fú · shake off, brush away; dust

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4 · bi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat6 · fat1

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character · Etymology 1

to stroke; to touch lightly
to flick; to whisk; to brush off
to sweep
duster
(literary) to go against; to run counter to; to defy

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