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"masculine"
],
"word": "biseks"
}
],
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}
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"English 1-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English indeclinable nouns",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms derived from Mandarin",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with homophones",
"English two-letter words",
"Rhymes:English/iː",
"Rhymes:English/iː/1 syllable",
"en:LGBT",
"en:Sexual orientations"
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"2": "cmn",
"3": "璧"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Mandarin 璧 (bì).",
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{
"form": "bi",
"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"A type of jade disk produced in ancient China."
],
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"jade",
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[
"disk",
"disk"
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"US"
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"rhymes": "-iː"
},
{
"homophone": "b"
},
{
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},
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"homophone": "Bea"
},
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"homophone": "bee"
},
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"audio": "en-us-bee.ogg",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/En-us-bee.ogg",
"tags": [
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"enpr": "bē"
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"alt": "Wade–Giles",
"word": "pi"
}
],
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