Bile, Bī lè, Bi le, Bǐ lè: 3 definitions

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Bile means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Bile (“white”) is one of the gotras (clans) among the Kurnis (a tribe of South India). Kurni is, according to the Census Report 1901, “a corruption of kuri (sheep) and vanni (wool), the caste having been originally weavers of wool”. The gotras (viz., Bile) are described as being of the Brāhman, Kshatriya, and Vaisya sub-divisions of the caste, and of Shanmukha’s Sudra caste.

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Chinese-English dictionary

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

偪仂 [bī lè] [bi le]—
Force (強迫 [qiang po]), coerce (脅迫 [xie po]). For example: 'When doing things, don't be too demanding (強人所難 [qiang ren suo nan]); excessive compulsion often leads to a counterproductive effect (反效果 [fan xiao guo]).'

偪仂:強迫、脅迫。如:「做事時不要太強人所難,偪仂太過,往往會有反效果。」

bī lè: qiáng pò,, xié pò. rú: “zuò shì shí bù yào tài qiáng rén suǒ nán, bī lè tài guò, wǎng wǎng huì yǒu fǎn xiào guǒ.”

bi le: qiang po,, xie po. ru: "zuo shi shi bu yao tai qiang ren suo nan, bi le tai guo, wang wang hui you fan xiao guo."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

吡叻 ts = bǐ lè p refers to “Perak (state of Malaysia)”.

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary
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