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流別

简流别 · 繁流別

Mandarin · pinyin liú bié

branch (of a river)
school (of thought)

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
別: Look up this written character
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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2–2 · liu2 bie2

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lau4 bit6

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

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