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bùyī plain cotton clothing
(literary) the common people

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        bù, [佈], variant of 布[bù]/to announce/to spread, cloth/to declare/to announce/to spread/t...
        xuānbù, to declare/to announce/to proclaim
        fābù, [發佈]/[發布], to release/to issue/to announce/to distribute/also written 發布|发布[fā bù], to rele...
        gōngbù, [公佈], to announce/to make public/to publish
        bùzhì, [佈置], to put in order/to arrange/to decorate/to fix up/to deploy
        Bùlǔkèlín, [布魯克林], Brooklyn, borough of New York City
        bùlǔsī, [布魯斯], blues (music) (loanword)
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        Bùláiēn, [布萊恩], Brian (name)
        Bùlǎng, Brown (name)/Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010
        Bùshí, Bush (name)/George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992/George W. Bush ...
        bùdīng, pudding (loanword)
        fābùhuì, [發佈會]/[發布會], news conference/briefing, news conference/briefing
        Bùlāgé, Prague, capital of Czech Republic
        
        
        
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        pùbù, waterfall
        sànbù, [散佈], to disseminate
        bùdào, [佈道], sermon/to sermonize/to preach/to evangelize, to preach (the Christian gospel)
        kāichéngbùgōng, [開誠佈公]/[開誠布公], variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng], lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom);...
        biànbù, to cover the whole (area)/to be found throughout
        
        bùjǐng, [佈景], (stage) set
        
        Bùlǔkè, [布魯克], Brook (name)/Peter Brook (1925), British theater director
        
        
        bǎibù, [擺布], to arrange/to order about/to manipulate
        
        bùmǎn, [布滿], to be covered with/to be filled with
        fēnbù, [分佈], to scatter/to distribute/to be distributed (over an area etc)/(statistical, geog...
        bùliào, cloth/material
        
        
        
        
        Nèibùlāsījiā, [內布拉斯加], Nebraska, US state
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        bùléi, [佈雷], to lay mines
        
        Gēlúnbù, [哥倫布], Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)/Columbus, capital of Ohio
        shābù, [紗布], gauze
        
        
        
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        Bùdápèisī, [布達佩斯], Budapest, capital of Hungary
        Bùlǎngkèsī, The Bronx, borough of New York City/Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)/al...
        
        
        Bùlǔtúsī, [布魯圖斯], Brutus (name)/Marcus Junius Brutus (85-42 BC), late Roman Republic politician wh...
        huàbù, [畫布], canvas (artist's painting surface)
        jiāobù, [膠布], adhesive plaster/band-aid/rubber tape/rubberized fabric
        
        
        
        bùjú, [佈局], arrangement/composition/layout/opening (chess jargon)
        Bùlǔsàiěr, [布魯塞爾], Brussels, capital of Belgium
        luóbù, [羅布], to display/to spread out/to distribute/old spelling of 盧布|卢布[lú bù], ruble
        kǎbùqínuò, [卡布奇諾], cappuccino (loanword)
        zhuōbù, tablecloth/(computing) desktop background/wallpaper/CL:條|条[tiáo],塊|块[kuài],張|张[z...
        bānbù, [頒布], to issue/to proclaim/to enact (laws, decrees etc)
        lúbù, [盧布], ruble (Russian currency) (loanword)
        Bùlǐsītuōěr, [布里斯托爾], Bristol port city in southwest England
        
        BùyínuòsīÀilìsī, [布宜諾斯艾利斯], Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
        
        bùgǔ, [布穀], cuckoo
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        fānbù, canvas/sailcloth
        Bùfǎluó, [布法羅], Buffalo, New York state
        
        mābù, cleaning rag/also pr. [mǒ bù]
        Kābùěr, [喀布爾], Kabul, capital of Afghanistan
        Yīsītǎnbùěr, [伊斯坦布爾], Istanbul, Turkey
        
        
        Bùláiěr, [布萊爾], Blair (name)
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        Bùláidùn, [布萊頓], Brighton, town in England
        
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        bùgǔniǎo, [布谷鳥], cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)/same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[dù juān niǎo]
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        mùbù, (theater) curtain
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        Kǎsàbùlánkǎ, [卡薩布蘭卡], Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)
        
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        yàmábù, [亞麻布], linen
        Lābùlāduō, Labrador, Canada/Labrador (a breed of dog)
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        niúzǎibù, denim
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        zhēxiūbù, G-string/loincloth/fig. last semblance/CL:塊|块[kuài]
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        zhībù, [織布], woven cloth/to weave cloth
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        zhībùjī, [織布機], loom
        
        
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        Bùliètǎní, [佈列塔尼], Brittany or Bretagne, area of western France
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        róngbù, [絨布], flannel
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        huābù, printed cloth/calico
        
        
        
        Bùlǐsībān, Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia
        
        bùlǎngní, brownie (pastry) (loanword)
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        fēnbùshì, [分佈式], distributed
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        Fúbùsī, Forbes (US publisher)/Forbes magazine
        
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        báibù, plain white cloth/calico
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        Bùlādísīlāfā, [布拉迪斯拉發], Bratislava
        
        
        
        Bùxī, Taiwan equivalent of 布什[Bù shí]
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        liánbù, [簾布], cord fabric used in vehicle tires
        
        
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        tuōbù, mop
        kūnbù, kelp
        
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        yǔbù, rain tarp
        
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        Wēnbùěrdēng, [溫布爾登], Wimbledon (district of southwest London)/Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
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        bùshī, Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
        
        bùxié, cloth shoes/CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
        
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        Nàjíbù, [納吉布], Muhammad Naguib (1901-1984), first president of the Republic of Egypt
        
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        Shīwǎbù, Schwab (name)
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        Bùlādéfúdé, Bradford, city in West Yorkshire, England
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        táibù, [檯布], tablecloth
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        gōngbùlán, [公佈欄], bulletin board
        
        dūnbù, swab/mop/CL:把[bǎ]
        
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        bùpǐ, cloth (by the yard)
        
        
        
        
        
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        Dùbùluófūníkè, [杜布羅夫尼克], Dubrovnik (city in Croatia)
        
        
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        bùlājí, woman's dress (loanword from Russian)/gown
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        bùgàolán, [佈告欄], bulletin board
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        Ābùhāzī, [阿布哈茲], Abkhazia, region in Georgia
        
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        Bùlín/bùlín, Boolean (math.), plum (loanword)
        
        
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        Ābùzhābǐ, Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)
        
        
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        chuánbù, [傳布], to spread/to hand down/to disseminate
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Bùlǐqídùn, [布里奇頓], Bridgetown, capital of Barbados
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        Kǎlābùlǐyà, [卡拉布里亞], Calabria, southernmost Italian province
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        jībùzī, [基布茲], kibbutz
        
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        yīfu, clothes/CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
        yī/yì, clothes/CL:件[jiàn]/Kangxi radical 145, to dress/to wear/to put on (clothes)
        nèiyī, [內衣], undergarment/underwear/CL:件[jiàn]
        tuōyīwǔ, [脫衣舞], striptease
        shàngyī, jacket/upper outer garment/CL:件[jiàn]
        shuìyī, night clothes/pajamas
        máoyī, (wool) sweater/CL:件[jiàn]
        dàyī, overcoat/topcoat/cloak/CL:件[jiàn]
        chènyī, [襯衣], shirt/CL:件[jiàn]
        yīguì, [衣櫃], wardrobe/armoire/CL:個|个[gè]
        yīchú, [衣櫥], wardrobe
        gēngyīshì, change room/dressing room/locker room/toilet
        wàiyī, outer clothing/semblance/appearance
        
        xǐyījī, [洗衣機], washer/washing machine/CL:臺|台[tái]
        yǒngyī, swimsuit/bathing suit
        xǐyī, laundry
        yīzhuó, [衣著], clothes
        yīwù, clothing/clothing and other personal items
        xǐyīdiàn, laundry (commercial establishment)
        xǐyīfáng, laundry room
        fángdànyī, [防彈衣], bulletproof vest
        tiānyīwúfèng, [天衣無縫], lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)/fig. flawless
便         biànyī, civilian clothes/plain clothes/plainclothesman
        
穿         chuānyī, to wear clothes/clothing
        yīmàojiān, [衣帽間], cloakroom
        
        yǔyī, raincoat/CL:件[jiàn]
        yījià, clothes hanger/clothes rack
        yīlǐng, [衣領], collar/neck
        jiùshēngyī, life jacket/life vest
        
        
        liányīqún, [連衣裙], woman's dress/frock/gown
        hóngyīzhǔjiào, [紅衣主教], Catholic Cardinal
        yóuyǒngyī, swimsuit/bathing costume
        yùyī, bathrobe
        
        
        yīguānchǔchǔ, immaculately dressed/well-groomed/dapper
        gēngyī, to change clothes/to go to the toilet (euphemism)
        tángyī, frosting or icing (on cakes etc)/sugarcoating
        kuānyī, [寬衣], please take off your coat (honorific)/loose-fitting garment
        yīguān, hat and clothes/attire
        yīshí, clothes and food
        yīshān, clothing/unlined garment
        chéngyī, ready-made clothes
        xǐyīfěn, laundry detergent/washing powder
        
        yīliào, material for clothing
        yīshang, clothes
        yīzhuāng, [衣裝], garment
        fēngyī, [風衣], windbreaker/wind cheater/wind jacket/CL:件[jiàn]
        shìyījiān, [試衣間], fitting room
        yīxiù, the sleeve of a garment
        qiánshuǐyī, [潛水衣], diving suit
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        yīdài, pocket
        yīshífùmǔ, the people one depends upon for one's livelihood/one's bread and butter
        
        fēngyīzúshí, [豐衣足食], having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
        qiúyī, prison uniform
        
        yībō, [衣缽], the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite discipl...
        
        yīshì, [衣飾], clothes and ornaments
寿         shòuyī, [壽衣], burial clothes
        fǎyī, robe of a Buddhist priest/ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest/robe of a judge,...
        yīshízhùxíng, clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
        
        bùyī, plain cotton clothing/(literary) the common people
        
        yìjǐnhuánxiāng, [衣錦還鄉], to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
        
        xuèyī, bloody garment
        
使         báiyītiānshǐ, "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
        yīdōu, pocket
        
        chángyī, [腸衣], sausage casing
        dōngyī, winter clothes
        
        féngyīzhēn, [縫衣針], sewing needle
        duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
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        yījiā, [衣夾], clothespin/clothes peg
        
        yījīn, the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket/lapel
        jiéyīsuōshí, [節衣縮食], to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
        miányī, cotton-padded clothes/CL:件[jiàn]
        yījiǎo, corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
        quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
        
        tángyīpàodàn, [糖衣炮彈], sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupti...
        yībùbìtǐ, [衣不蔽體], lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken
        suōyī, woven rush raincoat
        yīgōu, [衣鉤], clothes hook
        
        xǐyībǎn, washboard/(jocularly) flat chest
        yīqún, female clothing
        
        
        zhàoyī, overalls/CL:件[jiàn]
        bāoyī, capsule (containing medicine)/husk (of corn)
        liángtǐcáiyī, [量體裁衣], lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to act...

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