| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 牌 |
片卑 |
pái |
1. board; plate |
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2. signboard; placard; sign; tablet |
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3. brand; trademark |
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w:zh:椰樹集團\椰樹 牌 - “Coconut Palm” brand |
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4. playing cards; cards; dominoes; mahjong; etc. |
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打牌 - to play cards |
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洗牌 - to shuffle cards |
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我 就 剩 一 張 牌 了！ - I have only one card left! |
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5. (figurative) card (a resource or an argument, used to achieve a purpose) |
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中方 警告 印度 不要 打「西藏 牌」。 - China warns India not to play the “Tibet card”. |
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6. (Hong Kong) licence |
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無牌 - unlicensed - |
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考牌 - to take a test for a licence - |
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7. list (of prices) |
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8. shield |
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9. memorial (gateway or building) |
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10. pitch (style) of ancient Chinese poetry (ci) or music (qu) |
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11. manner; air; shape |
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12. (Min Nan) plaque; memorial tablet |
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13. (Jilu Mandarin) |
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Pai |
版 |
片反 |
bǎn |
1. plank; formwork (wooden slabs used for molding in rammed earth construction) | |
2. (printing) printing blocks; form |
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銅版 - copperplate |
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活字 版 - movable type form |
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3. (by extension) page (of a newspaper or other media) |
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頭版 新聞 - front-page news |
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排版 - to format a page; to typeset |
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版面-費 - article processing charge (literally, "page fee") |
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㨴kin2 去 本 書 尾mei5-1二ji6-2 嗰 版。 - Turn to the second last page of the book. |
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4. (by extension) edition; version |
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英文-版 - English edition |
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行動-版 - mobile version (of web pages) |
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5. (by extension) the act of publishing |
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盜版 - to pirate |
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版權 糾紛 - copyright disputes |
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6. (Internet) message board |
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子版 - subforum - |
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7. (Cantonese) |
薯片 |
薯片 |
shǔpiàn |
1. n. potato chip; potato crisp |
