彼 (bei2 | bi3) : that; the other; another

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彼

bei2

bi3

[1] that; the other; another
[2] other party

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 彳 (#60)

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

彼

This word has been viewed 5387 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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彼此 bei2 ci2 bi3 ci3 = one another, reciprocal, likewise

不分彼此 bat1 fan1 bei2 ci2 bu4 fen1 bi3 ci3 = make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's; share everything; be on very intimate terms 國

彼此相反的 bei2 ci2 soeng1 faan2 dik1 bi3 ci3 xiang1 fan3 de5 = [adj] reciprocal 國

知己知彼 zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2 zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 = know your enemy as you know yourself

此一時，彼一時 ci2 jat1 si4 bei2 jat1 si4 ci3 yi1 shi2, bi3 yi1 shi2 = times have changed; that was then, this is now

知彼知己，百戰百勝 zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3 zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 = know your enemy and yourself and you can win a hundred battles (every battle)

知彼知己，百戰不殆 zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 = know your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle

顧此失彼 gu3 si2 sat1 bei2 gu4 ci3 shi1 bi3 = to focus on one thing and neglect another thing; pay attention to one aspect and overlook another

彼此彼此 bei2 ci2 bei2 ci2 bi3 ci3 bi3 ci3 = one another, reciprocal, likewise

彼得前書 bei2 dak1 cin4 syu1 bi3 de2 qian2 shu1 = 1 Peter
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+5f7c (off-site link)

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