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跋桮

简跋杯 · 繁跋桮

Mandarin · pinyin bá bēi

(Tw) (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯 jiǎo bēi (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. pua̍h-pue) (equivalent to Mandarin 擲筊 zhì jiǎo)

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跋: bá · go by foot; epilogue, colophon
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杯: bēi · cup, glass

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2–1 · ba2 bei1

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