compound word, such as 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]{mui4 gwai3} or 咖啡[ka1 fei1]{gaa3 fe1}, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)
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1compound word, such as 玫瑰[mei2 gui1]{mui4 gwai3} or 咖啡[ka1 fei1]{gaa3 fe1}, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)