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卑怯

bēi qiè

2-character word

What 卑怯 means

1. mean and cowardly
2. abject

The characters in 卑怯

• 卑bēilow; base; vulgar
• 怯qiètimid; cowardly; rustic

Sounds the same

Read bēi qiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 悲切mournful

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