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禁
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- 禁
- jìn · restrict, prohibit, forbid
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Mandarin tones
1 · jin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gam1 · gam3 · kam1
Cantonese word readings for 禁. 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.
character
- to bear; to endure
- to be able to withstand
- (chiefly in the negative) to contain oneself; to restrain oneself
- to torment; to torture
- (Cantonese) durable
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 襟 (jīn, “coat sash; belt (to fasten clothes); girdle”)
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- to prohibit; to forbid; to restrict
- to pin down; to restrain
- to block; to hinder
- to imprison; to detain; to take into custody
- to use incantation
- to store up; to hoard
- ban; prohibition; restriction; interdict
- taboo; banned item or thing
- prison; jail; confinement
- (historical) court; palace
- (historical) ritual table; wine altar
- sorcery; incantation; spell
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