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唧

Mandarin · pinyin jī

(onom.) to pump (water)

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唧: jī · chirping of insects; pump; (Cant.) a final particle

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1 · ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zek1 · zik1 · zit3

Cantonese word readings for 唧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to spurt; to squirt; to pump

character · Etymology 3

(Cantonese) Sentence-final particle: — Used to persuade someone.
(Cantonese) Sentence-final particle: — Used to ask or question someone, often in an impatient tone.
(Cantonese) Sentence-final particle: — Used in a tender tone to indicate endearment.
(Cantonese) Sentence-final particle: — Used to indicate gratefulness, usually used with 好彩.

character · Etymology 4

(Cantonese) jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)
(Cantonese) to jack (to physically raise using a jack)

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