bui3 jip6貝葉贝叶
Jyutpingbui3 jip6
Yalebui yiph

Definition

pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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