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方便

Mandarin · pinyin fāng biàn

convenient; suitable
to facilitate; to make things easy
having money to spare
(euphemism) to relieve oneself

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方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
便: biàn · convenience, ease; expedient

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1–4 · fang1 bian4

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fong1 bin6

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adj

convenient
available; free (to do something)
suitable; appropriate
(euphemistic) having extra money; having money to spare

verb

(transitive) to make convenient; to provide convenience; to make things easy for people; to facilitate
(Mandarin, euphemistic, intransitive) to use the toilet (bathroom); to relieve oneself; to ease oneself

noun

(Buddhism) upāya; heuristic or provisional reasoning

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