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季

Mandarin · pinyin jì#

season
the last month of a season
fourth or youngest amongst brothers
classifier for seasonal crop yields

Mandarin · pinyin Jì#

surname Ji

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季: jì · quarter of year; season; surname

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4 · ji4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwai3

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

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youngest brother
last period (of a dynasty, etc.)
third and final month of a season in the lunar calendar
quarter of a year
season of the year
period of time; season
(broadcasting) season
Classifier for harvests.
a surname, Ji

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