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脾胃

Mandarin · pinyin pí wèi

spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)
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one's taste (e.g. in literature)

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脾: pí · spleen, pancreas; disposition
胃: wèi · stomach; gizzard of fowl; 17th lunar mansion, determinative star 35 Arietis

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2–4 · pi2 wei4

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pei4 wai6

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noun

(literally) spleen and stomach (one's digestive organs)
(figurative, Mandarin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) one's taste; liking; preference; palate; choice
(figurative) one's disposition; character; temperament; personality
(Hokkien) appetite (desire for food or drink)

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