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留别

liú biédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a departing gift / a souvenir on leaving / a poem to mark one's departure
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6401ab2a982e0e9c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

留別 留别 [liu2 bie2] /a departing gift/a souvenir on leaving/a poem to mark one's departure/

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Other forms in these source records: 留別

  • 留
    liú

    to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve

  • 别
    bié

    to leave / to part (from) / (literary) to differentiate / to distinguish / (dialect) to turn away / to turn aside / to avert (one's face, gaze etc) / (bound form) other / another / different / don't ...! / to fasten with a pin or clip / to stick in / to insert (in order to hinder movement) / (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xìng bié], 派別|派别[pài bié])

    biè

    to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

    Bié

    surname Bie

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.