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鑑別

简鉴别 · 繁鑑別

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn bié

to differentiate; to distinguish

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別: Look up this written character
鉴: jiàn · mirror, looking glass; reflect
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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4–2 · jian4 bie2

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gaam3 bit6

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

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