珍妮

Cantonese · source Jyutpingzan1 nei4

Meanings

  1. Jenny [written and colloquial]
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Same syllable, six tones

neinei1—nei2—nei3—弥nei4full你nei5you腻nei6greasy

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: zhen1 ni1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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name

  1. a transliteration of the English female given name Jenny, Jennie, or Jeannie
  2. a transliteration of the English female given name diminutive Jennie

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Exact source record & identity珍妮 珍妮 [zhen1 ni1] {zan1 nei4} /Jenny [written and colloquial]/

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