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吉

Mandarin · pinyin jí#

lucky
giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)

Mandarin · pinyin Jí#

short name for Jilin 吉林 Jí lín
surname Ji

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吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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auspicious; lucky
good
(Cantonese, euphemistic) empty
(Cantonese, euphemistic) emptiness; nothingness
(Taiwan, Internet slang) to accuse; to sue; to file a lawsuit; to press charges
Used in transcription.
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 吉林 (Jílín, “Jilin Province”)
a surname
(～縣) Ji County (a county of Linfen, Shanxi, China)

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