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背面

Mandarin · pinyin bèi miàn

the back
the reverse side
the wrong side

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背: bèi · back; back side; behind; betray
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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4–4 · bei4 mian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bui3 min6

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noun

back (of something); reverse (side)
(anatomy) back
(anatomy) dorsal surface

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