流輩

简 流辈 · 繁 流輩
Mandarin · pinyin liú bèi

Meanings

  1. a contemporary
  2. similar class of people
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
輩
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辈
bèi · generation, lifetime; class
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2–4 · liu2 bei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 bui3

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

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