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  bei1   jyutping
  bei1 ban1 bi4 pei1   pinyin
[1] humble; low [2] debased; depraved; vile [3] inferior [4] a modest expression referring to oneself

Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  bei1 pei2  bei1 bi3 = despicable; mean
detail  bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3  bu4 bei1 bu4*2 kang4 = neither submissive nor oppressive
detail  zi6 bei1  zi4 bei1 = inferiority complex; to feel inferior
detail  bei1 haa5  bei1 xia4 = base; mean; lowly; humble
detail  bei1 mei4  bei1 wei1 = petty and low
detail  bei1 pei2 siu2 jan4   = a creep (person)
detail  bei1 pei2 dik1  bei1 bi3 de5 = contemptible
detail  bei1 gung1 wat1 zit3  bei1 gong1 qu1 jie2 = bow and scrape; cringe; act servilely
detail  bei1 zin6  bei1 jian4 = lowly; mean and low
detail  bei1 wu1  bei1 wu1 = despicable and filthy; foul
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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