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bei2 pei3
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compare with; equal to; be well-matched Jyuting bei2 is the standard literary reading; colloquial reading pei3 is becoming obsolete.
 Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: 女 (#38)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 1st Mar 2010 16:43 and last edited on 9th Dec 2013 04:09 |
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媲美
pei3 mei5 = rival; can contend with; measure up to |
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