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桀
Mandarin · pinyin jié
Meanings
- (emperor of Xia dynasty)
- cruel
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- 桀
- jié · chicken roost; ancient emperor
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Mandarin tones
2 · jie2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 13 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 桀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- chicken roost
- Jie of Xia, an ancient emperor
- fierce; brutal; cruel
- to lift; to raise; to shoulder; to bear
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 傑 /杰 (jié, “outstanding; hero”)
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien) to be not in harmony; to be incompatible; to be contrary
- (Hokkien) to impede; to obstruct; to hinder
- (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) to get stuck; to wedge
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to contradict (people)
- (Xiamen Hokkien) hard to get along with others
character · Etymology 3
- (Hokkien) to have estrangement; to be in conflict with each other (often reduplicated)
- (Xiamen Hokkien) to hit something
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a crack (of a jar, vat, etc.)
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