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鉅子

简巨子 · 钜子 · 繁鉅子

Mandarin · pinyin jù zǐ#

(Mohism) master; leader
an authority; a prominent figure
tycoon; magnate

Mandarin · pinyin jù zǐ#

(Mohism) master; leader (variant of 鉅子 jù zǐ)

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鉅: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief

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4–3 · ju4 zi3

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geoi6 zi2

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

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