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揭

Mandarin · pinyin jiē#

to take the lid off
to expose
to unmask

Mandarin · pinyin Jiē#

surname Jie

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揭: jiē · raise, lift up; surname

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1 · jie1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gai6 · hei3 · kai3 · kit3

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character · Etymology 1

to raise; to lift up
to uncover; to unveil; to expose; to reveal
to tear off; to take off
a surname

character · Etymology 2

Used in place names.

character · Etymology 3

to lift up one's clothes

character · Etymology 4

(historical dictionaries only) to block up

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