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有機

简有机 · 繁有機

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu jī

organic

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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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3–1 · you3 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 gei1

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

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adj · Etymology 1

(attributive, biology) organic (pertaining to or derived from living organisms)
(attributive, chemistry, organic chemistry) organic (relating to the compounds of carbon)
(attributive, sociology) organic (describing a form of social solidarity)
(attributive, physiology, medicine) organic (pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism)
(attributive, agriculture) organic (produced without the use of artificial chemicals)

phrase · Etymology 2

(Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 有機會 / 有机会 (“has opportunity”)

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