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糾
简 纠 · 繁 糾Mandarin · pinyin jiū
Meanings
- to gather together
- to investigate
- to entangle
- to correct
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1 · jiu1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dau2 · gau2 · giu2
Cantonese word readings for 糾. 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.
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- to investigate; to inspect
- to correct
- to entwine; to wind
- to gather; to amass; to assemble
- to inform against; to inform on
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to contract; to shrink; to tense; to taut (of muscles, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, specifically) to shrink due to absorbing water (of cloth, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, specifically) to become skinny, contracted, or disappear (caused by some reason)
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