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祭
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- 祭
- jì · sacrifice to, worship
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Mandarin tones
4 · ji4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zaai3 · zai3
Cantonese word readings for 祭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- to make offerings to; to sacrifice to; to worship
- a ceremony where one offers sacrifices to one's ancestors
character
- (～國) Zhai (a state during the Spring and Autumn period (祭國))
- a surname
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