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Mandarin · pinyin jié gùn

(Wu dialect) sturdy
robust
formidable
awesome

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
棍: gùn · stick, cudgel; scoundrel
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect

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2–4 · jie2 gun4

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adj

(Wu) strong, sturdy
(Wu) powerful, awesome

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