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姬
Mandarin · pinyin jī#
Meanings · jī
- woman
- concubine
- female entertainer (archaic)
Mandarin · pinyin Jī#
Meanings · Jī
- surname Ji
- family name of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty 周代 Zhōu dài (1046–256 BC)
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- 姬
- jī · beauty; imperial concubine
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1 · ji1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gei1
Cantonese word readings for 姬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (mythology) name of a river where the Yellow Emperor legendarily dwelt
- a surname, legendarily originated from the Yellow Emperor; used by the ruling family of the Zhou dynasty
- (literary, by metonymy) the Zhou dynasty
- (historical) title for a princess or noblewoman of the Zhou royal line
- (literary) lady (ancient honorific for women)
- (literary) beauty; beautiful woman
- (literary) concubine
- (historical) a rank of palace lady in the Han dynasty, below 婕妤 (jiéyú) and above 八子
- (literary) female entertainer; singing or dancing girl
- (neologism, slang) female equivalent of 基 (jī, “gay”): lesbian
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