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俾 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Translingual
Han character
俾 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+8, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人竹田十 (OHWJ) or 人竹竹十 (OHHJ), four-corner 26240, composition ⿰亻卑)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 106, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 740
- Dae Jaweon: page 227, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 180, character 2
- Unihan data for U+4FFE
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phì / pí / pī
- Tâi-lô: phì / pí / pī
- Phofsit Daibuun: phix, pie, pi
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰi²¹/, /pi⁵³/, /pi²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰi⁴¹/, /pi⁵⁵⁴/, /pi⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰi²¹/, /pi⁵³/, /pi²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰi¹¹/, /pi⁵³/, /pi³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰi²¹/, /pi⁴¹/, /pi³³/
Definitions
俾
- (literary, formal) in order to; so that; so as to; therefore; thus; thereby
- † Original form of 裨 (bì, “to benefit”).
Synonyms
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
俾
- Only used in 俾倪.
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
俾
- Only used in 安俾.
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
俾
- † Alternative form of 比
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
俾
- (Cantonese) Alternative form of 畀
References
Japanese
Kanji
俾
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
俾 (eum 비 (bi))
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Vietnamese
Han character
俾: Hán Nôm readings: tỉ
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