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配
Mandarin · pinyin pèi
Meanings
- to join
- to fit
- to mate
- to mix
- to match
- to deserve
- to make up (a prescription)
- to allocate
Characters in this entry
- 配
- pèi · match, pair; equal; blend
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Mandarin tones
4 · pei4
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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pui3
Cantonese word readings for 配. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- to match
- to join
- to deserve; to be worthy
- to mix or match according to a standard or appropriate proportions; to make up (a medical prescription)
- to allocate
- (Eastern Min, Wenzhounese) a dish served to accompany rice or other staple food
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