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訣

简诀 · 繁訣

Mandarin · pinyin jué

to bid farewell
tricks of the trade
pithy mnemonic formula (e.g. Mao Zedong's 16-character mantra 十六字訣 on guerrilla warfare)

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诀: jué · take leave of, bid farewell

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

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knack; secret; trick of the trade
mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering something; rhymed formula
to take leave of; to bid farewell
(obsolete) to bid farewell to a dead person

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