Chinese

別人

biérén
others; other people
  • TOCFL 3
  • 别人
  • 別儂
  • 别人
  • 别侬

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Lineage

  • characterChinese別 “to divide; to separate”
    • ideaChinese冎 “bone”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張/张 c h; 叢/丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”

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