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矯矯

简矫矫 · 繁矯矯

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo jiǎo

gallant
brave
preeminent

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矯: Look up this written character
矫: jiǎo · correct, rectify, straighten out

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3–3 · jiao3 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu2 giu2

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

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