吉祥

Mandarin · pinyin jí xiáng

Meanings

  1. lucky
  2. auspicious
  3. propitious
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吉
jí · lucky, propitious, good
祥
xiáng · good luck, good omen; happiness
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2–2 · ji2 xiang2

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adj

  1. lucky; auspicious; propitious

name

  1. (~里) an urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan

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