拜 拜

bái bái

(loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bāi bāi] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

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Original source entry:

拜拜 拜拜 [bai2 bai2] /(loanword) bye-bye/also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc/(coll.) to part ways (with sb)/(fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)/

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bài bai

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity

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Original source entry:

拜拜 拜拜 [bai4 bai5] /to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together/(Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity/

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拜
bài
to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
拜
bài
to bow to / to pay one's respects / (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) / to make a courtesy call / (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony / to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) / (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

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