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Chinese

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hundred capacity; degree; standard
simp. and trad.
(百度)
Literally: “hundreds of times; hundred degrees”.
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Etymology

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From "(To the Tune of) 'the Azure Jade Table' – Prime Night" (《青玉案·元夕》) by Xin Qiji (辛棄疾):

驀然回首燈火闌珊 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
蓦然回首灯火阑珊 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: late 12th century, 辛棄疾 (Xin Qiji),《青玉案·元夕》 ("(To the Tune of) 'The Azure Jade Desk' – Prime Night")
Zhònglǐ xún tā qiānbǎi dù; mòrán huíshǒu, nà rén què zài, dēnghuǒ lánshān chù. [Pinyin]
Among the crowd I search for her for hundreds of thousands of times; when – suddenly – I turn my head, right there she is, where the lanterns' lights dim.

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百度

  1. Baidu (major Chinese search engine)
    百度熱搜百度热搜  ―  Bǎidù rèsōubǎng  ―  ranking of popular Baidu searches

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (百度):
  • Vietnamese: Bách Độ (百度)
  • Vietnamese: Baidu
  • Verb

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    百度

    1. to search on Baidu