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派

Mandarin · pinyin pā#

used in 派司 pā si

Mandarin · pinyin pài#

(literary) tributary; branch of a river
clique; school; group; faction
(bound form) style; manner
to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb)
classifier for factions, groups etc
(preceded by 一 yī) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc
(loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...
(loanword) pie

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派: pài · school of thought, sect, branch

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

paai3

Cantonese word readings for 派. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

tributary of a river
school of thought; sect; branch; camp
style; air; manner
to send; to dispatch
to hand out; to distribute
to apportion; to impose
to censure; to blame
Classifier for a scene, an atmosphere, a speech or a sound.
Classifier for factions, schools of thought, groups, etc.
(mathematics) pi (π); the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
pie

character · Etymology 2

only used in 派司 (pāsi)
(Shanghainese, sports) to pass the ball (in basketball)

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