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過繼
简 过继 · 繁 過繼Mandarin · pinyin guò jì
Meanings
- to adopt
- to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
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4–4 · guo4 ji4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gwo3 gai3
Cantonese word readings for 過繼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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gwo3 gai3
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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verb
- to adopt a young relative
- to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative
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