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拜拜

Mandarin · pinyin bái bái#

(loanword) bye-bye
also pr. bāi bāi etc
(coll.) to part ways (with sb)
(fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

Mandarin · pinyin bài bai#

to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together
(Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

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拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow

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2–2 · bai2 bai2

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baai1 baai3

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verb · Etymology 1

(chiefly Taiwan, Southeast Asia) to worship a deity; to prostrate oneself at a place of worship

noun · Etymology 1

(chiefly Taiwan, Philippines) religious festival in which offerings are made to a deity

intj · Etymology 2

(informal) bye-bye; goodbye

verb · Etymology 2

(colloquial) to say goodbye
(colloquial) to end a relationship
(colloquial) to break a habit
(Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) to die

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