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  bei3   jyutping
  mi4 bi4   pinyin
[] bei3 | [] mi4
[1] [adj] secret; mysterious; rare
[2] [n] secretary
[3] [adj] constipated; blocked

[] bei3 | [] bi4
[1] [n] Peru

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 7277 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Oct 2013 04:19

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detail  bei3 syu1  mi4 shu1 = secretary
detail  bei3 lou5  bi4 lu3 = Peru
detail  bei3 mat6  mi4 mi4 = [1] secret; [2] security classification of "confidential"
detail  bei3 syu1 zoeng2  mi4 shu1 zhang3 = secretary-general
detail  san4 bei3  shen2 mi4 = mysterious
detail  bei3 syu1 cyu3  bi4 shu1 chu4 = secretariat
detail 便  bin6 bei3  bian4 mi4 = constipation
detail  bei3 gei6   = esoteric
detail  jat1 bei3  yi2 mi4 = first secretary
detail  bou2 sau2 bei3 mat6  bao3 shou3 mi4 mi4 = [n] secrecy; [v] to button one's lip, to keep secret
detail  coi4 mou6 bei3 syu1  cai2 wu4 mi4 shu1 = treasurer
detail  bei3 kyut3  mi4 jue2 = tricks; formula
detail  ceoi4 hau2 ngap1 dong3 bei3 kap1   = to blurt out something on a whim (as if there is truth in it)
detail  ou3 bei3  ao4 mi4 = profound, deep, a mystery; mysterious
detail 便  bin6 bei3 joek6  bian4 mi4 yao4 = anti-constipation drug
detail  sau2 dak1 bei3 mat6  shou3 de2 mi4 mi4 = able to keep a secret
detail  daai6 zi6 jin4 dik1 bei3 mat6  da4 zi4 ran2 de5 mi4 mi4 = secrets of nature
detail  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 bei3 syu1 zoeng2 on1 naam4   = Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General, U.N.
detail  bei3 lou1  mi4 lao1 = to moonlight
detail  cyun4 gwok3 jan4 man4 doi6 biu2 daai6 wui6*2 bei3 syu1 cyu3   = NPC Secretariat

Showing all 2 examples containing 秘
detail 畀我做嘢嗰度秘書收埋
My shoes were hidden by the secretary at work.
[Lit. I pair shoes by I work there [classifier] secretary hide-already]
detail 守得秘密係咪
You can keep a secret, right?

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