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[1] lucky; auspicious; propitious; fortunate [2] (粵) vacant; unoccupied; empty In Cantonese, this is sometimes used for vacant as "空" (hung1) sounds like "兇' which is inauspicious.
Stroke count: 6
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 古告 |
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吉利
gat1 lei6 = lucky; Geely
吉屋
gat1 uk1 = vacant house
吉他
gat1 taa1 = guitar 國
交吉
gaau1 gat1 = to deliver vacant possession 粵
吉凶
gat1 hung1 = good and bad luck (in astrology)
大吉利是
daai6 gat1 lai6 si6 = touch wood 粵
原聲吉他
jyun4 seng1 gat1 taa1 = acoustic guitar 國
吉普車
gat1 pou2 ce1 = jeep
吉列
gat1 lit6 = cutlet, cotelette, Gillette
不吉利
bat1 gat1 lei6 = ominous 國See all 102 compounds |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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