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[1] smooth; safe; even [2] raze; lay flat; level to the ground [3] exterminate; eliminate; wipe out [4]ancient tribes in east China [5] [archaic] foreign countries; foreigners Stroke count: 6
Level: 3
Radical: 大 (#37)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45 |
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夏威夷堅果
haa6 wai1 ji4 gin1 gwo2 = Macadamia nut; also called 澳洲堅果
夏威夷
haa6 wai1 ji4 = Hawaii
夷猶
ji4 jau4 = to hesitate
夷然
ji4 jin4 = calm
夷戮
ji4 luk6 = to massacre
夷滅
ji4 mit6 = to massacre; to die out
鄙夷
pei2 ji4 = despise; disdain
夷洲
ji4 zau1 = land of barbarians; name of Taiwan in the third century AD
夷陵
ji4 ling4 = Yiling (barbarian mound), burial place of the former Chu kings
以夷制夷
ji5 ji4 zai3 ji4 = use the barbarians to control the barbarians
匪夷所思
fei1 ji4 so2 si1 = unbelievable; incredible; unthinkable
化險為夷
faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 = escape the jaws of danger; transform danger into safety |
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