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比比皆是

bei6 bei6 gaai1 si6

bi4 bi4 jie1 shi4

ubiquitous (formal way), col equivalent is /dou3 syu3 dou3 hai6/ or /jau1 gaai1 dou3 hai6/

often pronounced as /bi3 bi3 jie1 shi4/ in Mandarin

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

比比皆是

This word was added by sheik on 23rd Aug 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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比 bei2 bei3 pei4 bi3 pi2 - compare with, liken; close
比 bei2 bei3 pei4 bi3 pi2 - compare with, liken; close
皆 gaai1 jie1 ji1 - all; every; entire
是 si6 shi4 - is

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