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耆

Mandarin · pinyin qí

man of sixty or seventy

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耆: qí · man of sixty; aged, old

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2 · qi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 · si6

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

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man of sixty
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) aged; old; senior
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) tyrannical
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to detest; to abhor

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cause; to result in

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 嗜 (shì, “to be fond of”)

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