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挈

Mandarin · pinyin qiè

to raise
to lift
to take along (e.g. one's family)

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挈: qiè · assist, help, lead by hand

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4 · qie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hit3 · kit3

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

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character · Etymology 1

to raise; to lift
to take along; to carry; to lead (one's family)

character · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to take; to retrieve; to fetch; to get; to bring; to carry

character · Etymology 3

(Eastern Min) to use, by means of, with

character · Etymology 4

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unique

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