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聘

Mandarin · pinyin pìn

to employ; to appoint
(bound form) to betroth
(coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off
(literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission
Taiwan pr. pìng

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聘: pìn · engage, employ; betroth

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(historical) to visit a state as an envoy
to engage; to employ
(alt. form 娉) to betroth; to send with betrothal gifts
(colloquial) to get married (as a girl); to marry off (a daughter)

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