摒

Mandarin · pinyin bìng

Meanings

  1. to discard
  2. to get rid of
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摒
bìng · expel, cast off; arrange
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4 · bing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bing2 · bing3

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character

  1. to expel; to cast off

character

  1. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to clean up; to tidy up
  2. (Cantonese, Gan, Hakka) to hide
  3. (Hokkien) to put in order; to sort out; to straighten out
  4. (Hokkien) to dump; to empty
  5. (Hokkien, by extension) to sell at very low prices; to dump
  6. (Mainland China Hokkien) to give (everything) to (of tasks, etc.)

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