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  bui3   jyutping
  bei4   pinyin
[1] [n] shells; shellfish [2] [n] cowries used as money [3] Kangxi radical 154


Stroke count: 7
Level: 3
Radical: (#154)

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

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This word has been viewed 8550 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  bou2 bui3  bao3 bei4 = treasure; darling
detail  bui3 hok3  bei4 ke2 = shell (of molluscs etc.)
detail  bui3 hok3 nim6 zyu1  bei4 ke2 nian4 zhu1 = [n] wampum
detail  jyun4 bui3   = [n] scallops
detail  bui3 leoi4 mou6*2  bei4 lei2 mao4 = a beret
detail  ji4 bui3  yi2 bei4 = mussel
detail  gon1 bui3  gan1 bei4 = dried scallop; conpoy
detail  fan1 bui3  fen1 bei4 = decibel
detail  sin3 bui3  shan4 bei4 = scallop
detail  bui3 lei5 si1  bei4 li3 si1 = Belize
See all 23 compounds (CantoDict reports 22 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)
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