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結
简 结 · 繁 結Characters in this entry
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1 · jie1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gai1 · git3 · lit3
Cantonese word readings for 結. 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 tie; to bind; to join; to connect
- to solidify; to form; to combine; to fuse
- to form; to forge (a relationship)
- to sum up; to end; to finish; to settle
- knot; tie (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
- (electronics) junction
- (anatomy) node
- emotional knot
- written agreement; undertaking; bond; guarantee of responsibility; commitment; affidavit
- to bear (fruit)
- (dialectal) to stammer; to stutter
- (Hokkien) loud and clear; sonorous
- (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fine and firm (not loose); well-bound; thick and sturdy
- (Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) hangup; problem; preoccupation; knot (in one's heart)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be in a knot; to be entangled with
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) Classifier for bundles of thread-like objects.
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