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bēi

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English Definition	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
Simplified Script	卑
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	bēi
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄅㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	bei¹

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Words With Same Head Word
卑微	bēiwēi	lowly; humble
卑鄙	bēibǐ	base; mean; contemptible; despicable
卑劣	bēiliè	base; mean; despicable
卑贱	bēijiàn	lowly; mean and low
卑躬屈膝	bēi gōng qūxī	to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor

Words With Same Tail Word
自卑	zìbēi	to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
鲜卑	xiānbēi	Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
谦卑	qiānbēi	humble
尊卑	zūnbēi	superior and subordinate; social ranking
男尊女卑	nán zūn nǚ bēi	to regard men as superior to women (idiom)

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