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  pei1   jyutping
  pi1   pinyin
[1] drape over; wrap around; throw on
[2] hang down loosely; be unkempt/dishevelled
[3] open; spread out; unroll; turn the pages of
[4] crack open; split open



verb
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

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

This word has been viewed 5702 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Sep 2009 15:13

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detail  pei1 gin1  pi1 jian1 = shawl; shoulder-length
detail  pi1 saa4  pi1 sha1 = pizza
detail  pei1 lou6  pi1 lu4 = to reveal, publish, make public, announce
detail  pei1 tau4 saan2 faat3  pi1 tou2 san4 fa3 (tw) fa4 (prc) = with hair dishevelled, with hair in disarray
detail  pei1 sok3   = a peso
detail  pei1 ji1   = to wear clothes
detail  pei1 jyut6   = to open and read
detail  cou2 pei1   = lawn, turf, sod; a mattress
detail  pei1 fung1  pi1 feng1 = cloak, manteau
detail  pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1  pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2 = hack one's way through difficulties
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 17 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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