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精

Mandarin · pinyin jīng

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit

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1 · jing1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeng1 · zing1

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

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essence; concentrate; extract
spirit; energy; vigor
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 妖精 (yāojīng, “demon; spirit”), used as a suffix
(neologism) short for 妖精 (yāojīng, “fairy”), suffix for a fairy connected with a particular thing
seminal fluid; semen; sperm; seed
(traditional Chinese medicine) jing (dense essence stored in the kidneys that is the material basis for the physical body)
to be skilled; to be proficient; to be expert
perfect; excellent
refined; picked; choice
exquisite; meticulous; fine; precise
smart; clever; sharp; shrewd
(dialectal) extremely; very (before certain adjectives)
(dialectal, of meat) lean
(Cantonese) Suffix used to describe person with a negative attribute
(Hokkien, derogatory) suffix indicating a kind of person
(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) accurate; exact; precise
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 精 (MC tsjeng)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) polished rice
bare; empty
all; entirely; fully
(neologism, derogatory, Internet slang) short for 精神 (jīngshén, “spirit”), "spiritually", used as a prefix for people in support of a group as if they were "spiritually" of that group, -phile
a surname
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 睛
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 菁 (jīng)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 晶 (jīng)

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