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疚
Mandarin · pinyin jiù
Meanings
- chronic disease
- guilt
- remorse
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- 疚
- jiù · chronic disease, chronic illness; sorrow
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Mandarin tones
4 · jiu4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 疚. 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
- chronic disease; chronic illness
- guilt; sorrow
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, dated in Standard Cantonese) tired
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