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遽

Mandarin · pinyin jù

hurry
fast
suddenly

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遽: jù · suddenly, unexpectedly; at once

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4 · ju4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

geoi3 · geoi6

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

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character · Etymology 1

post chariot or horse
hurriedly
suddenly
to be afraid
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Hakka) fast; quick

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