佼佼

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo jiǎo

Meanings

  1. (literary) outstanding; exceptional
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佼
jiǎo · beautiful, handsome, good-looking
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3–3 · jiao3 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaau2 gaau2

Cantonese word readings for 佼佼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. (literary) outstanding; exceptional

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