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Mandarin · pinyin jīng#

Mandarin · pinyin Jīng#

surname Jing

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经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) warp, a thread running lengthwise in a woven fabric
to go through; to experience
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to control; to manage; to engage in
something regarded as principal, doctrinal or classical — (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) norm; regulation
something regarded as principal, doctrinal or classical — Chinese classics
something regarded as principal, doctrinal or classical — sacred texts of a certain religion, often used as a suffix for the titles of religious works
(traditional Chinese medicine) blood vessel
menses; menstruation
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 經度／经度 (jīngdù, “longitude”)
(Hakka, Southern Min) to weave
(Hokkien) to get entangled; to be in a tangle
(Hokkien) to engage in coitus (of animals)
(Hokkien) luopan
(Taiwanese Hokkien) to have illicit sexual intercourse (of a man and a woman)
a surname

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weave
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “diameter”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “path”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)

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