孑孑

Mandarin · pinyin jié jié

Meanings

  1. outstanding
  2. conspicuous
  3. prominent
  4. tiny
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孑
jié · remaining, left-over; lonely
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2–2 · jie2 jie2

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adj

  1. (literary, ideophonic) outstanding; prominent; conspicuous
  2. (literary, ideophonic) tiny; minute
  3. (literary, ideophonic) alone; lonely

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