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bēi
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English Definitionlow; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
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Pinyinbēi
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping)bei1

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Words With Same Head Word    
卑微bēiwēilowly; humble
卑鄙bēibǐbase; mean; contemptible; despicable
卑劣bēilièbase; mean; despicable
卑贱bēijiànlowly; mean and low
卑躬屈膝bēi gōng qūxīto bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
Words With Same Tail Word    
自卑zìbēito have low self-esteem; to abase oneself
鲜卑xiānbēiXianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
谦卑qiānbēihumble
尊卑zūnbēisuperior and subordinate; social ranking
男尊女卑nán zūn nǚ bēito regard men as superior to women (idiom)
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