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避邪

bì xié

2-character word

What 避邪 means

1. to avoid evil spirits

The characters in 避邪

• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee
• 邪xiédemonic; iniquitous; nefarious

Words containing 避邪

• 消灾避邪xiāo zāi bì xiéto avoid calamities and evil spirits

Sounds the same

Read bì xié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 辟邪to ward off evil spirits; mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅

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