bì​huán

to return with thanks

  • created reference approved 璧还/璧還 → 反璧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    璧还 / 璧還 bì​huán

    反璧 fǎn​bì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 璧还/璧還 → 返璧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    璧还 / 璧還 bì​huán

    返璧 fǎn​bì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 璧还/璧還 · bì​huán · to return with thanks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    璧还 / 璧還

    bì​huán

    to return with thanks

    (literary) polite way to return a borrowed object or to decline a gift with thanks; literally translates to returning a piece of jade

    璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · to return 还 (literal) → 还/還 · huán · to return

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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