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機車

简机车 · 繁機車

Mandarin · pinyin jī chē

locomotive; train engine car
(coll.) motorcycle
(Tw) scooter; motorcycle
(Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; annoying
(Tw) damn!; crap!

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機: Look up this written character
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
机: jī · desk; machine; moment
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · ji1 che1

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gei1 ce1

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

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noun · Etymology 1

train engine; locomotive
(Taiwan) scooter; motorcycle

adj · Etymology 2

(Taiwan, minced oath) hard to get along with

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