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幾欲

简几欲 · 繁幾欲

Mandarin · pinyin jī yù

almost
nearly going to

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幾: jǐ · how many? how much?; a few, some
欲: yù · desire, want, long for; intend
几: jǐ · small table

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1–4 · ji1 yu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gei2 juk6

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

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adv

almost; nearly; to be on the verge of

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