bèi

  1. bèi noun a comet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '孛' bèi; Unihan '孛'; XHZD '孛' bèi)
  2. adverb suddenly; abruptly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as 勃 (CCD '孛' bó 1; Guoyu '孛' bó adv 1)
  3. prefix indicates sequence
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '孛' bó prefix)

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  • 孛星 comet
  • 月孛 lunar apogee (point in the moon's orbit furthest from earth); imaginary heavenly body occupying the second focus of the moon's elliptic orbit; dark moon; Lilith

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