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毘

简毗 · 繁毘

Mandarin · pinyin pí

variant of 毗 pí

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毘: Look up this written character
毗: pí · help, assist; connect, adjoin

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2 · pi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bei2 · pei4

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