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备胎

bèi tāi

2-character word Traditional 備胎

What 备胎 means

1. spare tire
2. slangfallback guy (or girl)

The characters in 备胎

• 备bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)

Sounds the same

Read bèi tāi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 被胎duvet inner; duvet insert (i.e. a duvet without its cover 被套; quilt padding; quilt wadding

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