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裨

Mandarin · pinyin bì#

to benefit
to aid
advantageous
profitable

Mandarin · pinyin pí#

subordinate
secondary
small

Mandarin · pinyin Pí#

surname Pi

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裨: bì · aid, benefit, help; supplement

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4 · bi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bei1 · pei4

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

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to aid; to benefit; to help
(literary) to make up; to remedy; to supplement
(literary) to add to; to complement

character

(literary) secondary; assistant; minor; small
(literary) second-class formal attire worn in sacrificial rites in ancient China
a surname

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