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  bei1   jyutping
  bei1   pinyin
[1] sorrowful; mournful; sad; woeful; rueful; doleful

Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#61)

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

This word has been viewed 12262 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 14:58

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detail  bei1 soeng1  bei1 shang1 = grieved; grief
detail  bei1 oi1  bei1 ai1 = sorrowful
detail  bei1 kek6  bei1 ju4 = tragedy
detail  bei1 caam2  bei1 can3 = tragic
detail  bei1 fan5  bei1 fen4 = grief and indignation
detail  bei1 gun1  bei1 guan1 = pessimistic
detail  ci4 bei1  ci2 bei1 = mercy
detail  bei1 loeng4  bei1 liang2 = desolate
detail  gaa2 ci4 bei1  jia3 ci2 bei1 = phoney mercy; sham benevolence; crocodile tears
detail  maau1 huk1 lou5 syu2 gaa2 ci4 bei1  mao1 ku1 lao3 shu3 jia3 ci2 bei1 = "crocodile tears", hypocritical pretence of condolence
See all 47 compounds (CantoDict reports 50 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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detail 不用貓哭耗子假慈悲
There's no need for you to shed crocodile tears!

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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