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機
简 机 · 繁 機Characters in this entry
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1 · ji1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gei1
Cantonese word readings for 機. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- weaving machine; spinning machine
- machine; apparatus; device
- (mostly in compounds) short for 飛機／飞机 (fēijī, “aircraft”) (Classifier: 架 c)
- (mostly in compounds) short for 手機／手机 (shǒujī, “cellphone”) (Classifier: 部 c)
- (chiefly Cantonese) short for 遊戲機／游戏机 (yóuxìjī, “video game”)
- flight (Classifier: 班 m c)
- mechanism; process
- cause; reason
- secret; confidential (affair)
- opportunity; chance; crucial point
- plan; idea
- flexible; quick-witted
- organic
- Classifier for loads in a washing machine, dishwasher, etc.
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