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犄角

Mandarin · pinyin jī jiǎo

horn

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犄: jī · animal horns
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica

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1–3 · ji1 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei1 gok3

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verb

(literary, military) to divide one's military forces into two separate groups so that one can attack on two different fronts

noun

(colloquial) corner (where two sides meet)
(colloquial) corner (formed by two walls); nook

noun

(colloquial) horn (of an animal)

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