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寄語

简寄语 · 繁寄語

Mandarin · pinyin jì yǔ

to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc; a message of this sort

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寄: jì · send, transmit, mail; rely on
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语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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4–3 · ji4 yu3

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verb

(literary) to relay a message; to pass on a message

noun

words sent to others expressing wishes or expectations (usually by elders or superiors)

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