辯辭

简 辩辞 · 繁 辯辭
Mandarin · pinyin biàn cí

Meanings

  1. an excuse
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辭
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辩
biàn · dispute, argue, debate, discuss
辞
cí · words, speech, expression, phrase
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4–2 · bian4 ci2

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bin6 ci4

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