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假

Mandarin · pinyin gēi#

used in 假掰 gēi bāi

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ#

Mandarin · pinyin jià#

vacation

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假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa2 · gaa3

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to lend; to borrow; to loan
(literary) to lease; to rent
(literary) to give, provide, grant
(literary) to forgive; to condone; to absolve
(historical, politics) acting
(historical, politics) to delegate an acting position to
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to make use of; to depend on
to disguise; to fake; to pretend
forged; artificial; false
falsehood; deception
(literary) for the time being; temporarily
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) if; assuming
a surname
(historical) the name of a state
(alt-of, obsolete) obsolete form of 嘏 (“great, grand; blessing, happiness”)
(alt-of, obsolete) obsolete form of 瘕 (jiǎ, “abdominal disease”)

character · Etymology 1

day off; holiday; vacation; leave

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete) good; excellent; beautiful

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