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被胎

bèi tāi

2-character word

What 被胎 means

1. duvet inner; duvet insert (i.e. a duvet without its cover {被套|bèi tào})
2. quilt padding; quilt wadding

The characters in 被胎

• 被bèiquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
• 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.

• 备胎spare tire; (slang) fallback guy (or girl)

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