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比比皆是
bei3 bei3 gaai1 si6
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In Cantonese, 比 is commonly read as bei3 though bei6 is the standard. In Mandarin, bi3 is widely used in China though bi4 is still used in Taiwan.
  Additional PoS:  Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 23rd Aug 2006 20:46 and last edited on 11th Jul 2013 06:54 |
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Characters in this word:比 bei2 bei3 bei6 - compare with; liken to; than比 bei2 bei3 bei6 - compare with; liken to; than 皆 gaai1 - all; every; entire 是 si6 - is |
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