Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wild banana of Polynesia and New Caledonia, Musa Fehi.
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Examples
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He first explained to me the uses in temple music of the taiko and shoko, which are drums; of the flutes called fei or teki; of the flageolet termed hichiriki; and of the kakko, which is a little drum shaped like a spool with very narrow waist, On great Buddhist festivals, Masanobu and his father and his brothers are the musicians in the temple services, and they play the strange music called Ojo and Batto -- music which at first no Western ear can feel pleasure in, but which, when often heard, becomes comprehensible, and is found to possess a weird charm of its own.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Saturday's parties went far into the woods to gather a choice kind of fei, and the oranges and limes of the foot-hills.
Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900
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“Tao xuan fei” means Tao promotes the xuan fei function of the lungs.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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“Tuo tai fei sheng” pronounced twaw tye fay shung means soul baby travels.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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“Tao xuan fei” means Tao promotes the xuan fei function of the lungs.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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This is one of the major lung functions, called the function of xuan fei.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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This is one of the major lung functions, called the function of xuan fei.
Tao II Dr. 2010
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In the sixth book of my Soul Power Series, Tao I: The Way of All Life,1 I shared two phrases from Dao De Jing: Tao ke Tao (pronounced dow kuh dow), fei chang Tao (pronounced fay chahng dow).
Tao II Dr. 2010
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Tao ke Tao, fei chang Tao Tao that can be explained by words or comprehended by thoughts is not the eternal Tao or true Tao, lxxvii–lxxviii, 24–25, 190
Tao II Dr. 2010
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