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布衣

bù yī

2-character word

What 布衣 means

1. plain cotton clothing
2. literarythe common people

The characters in 布衣

• 布bùcloth; to declare; to announce
• 衣yīclothes; Kangxi radical 145

Words starting with 布衣

• 布衣韦带bù yī wéi dàiin hemp cloth and with a leather belt; poorly dressed

Sounds the same

Read bù yī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 不一to vary; to differ
• 不依not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily
• 布依Bouyei ethnic group

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