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疊
简 叠 · 繁 疊Mandarin · pinyin dié
Meanings
- to pile up
- (bound form) repeated
- to fold
- classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects)
- classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition
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2 · die2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
daap6 · dip6
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- to fold; to fold up
- to fold over in layers; to pile up or stack in a more orderly fashion; to be piled up
- to repeat; to duplicate; to be repetitious
- Classifier for piles/layers.
- (Southern Min) to add; to increase (over the existing foundation)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 㲲 (dié)
- a surname, Die
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