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  zik6   jyutping
  ji4 ji2   pinyin
[1] quiet; still; silent
[2] lonely; lonesome; solitary

Pinyin ji4 is used in mainland China; ji2 in Taiwan.
adjective
Stroke count: 11
Level: 2
Radical: (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 5086 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2010 13:43

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detail  zik6 mok6  ji2 mo4 (Taiwan), ji4 mo4 (PRC) = lonely; lonesome; solitude
detail  zik6 zing6  ji2 jing4 (Taiwan), ji4 jing4 (PRC) = quiet
detail  mou4 dik6 si6 zeoi3 zik6 mok6   = no competitors makes you feel lonely
detail  gu1 zik6  gu1 ji4 = lonely
detail  jyun4 zik6  yuan2 ji4 = passed away (usually for religious people)
detail  zik6 liu4  ji4 liao2 = solitary; lonesome
detail  maan6 laai6 keoi1 zik6  wan4 lai4 ju4 ji4 = all is quiet
detail  cam4 zik6  chen2 ji2 = silent
detail  zik6 mok6 sing1 kau4  ji2 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (Taiwan), ji4 mo4 xing1 qiu2 (PRC) = Lonely Planet
detail  gwik1 zik6  qu4 ji2 [TW] / ji4 [PRC] = tranquil; quiet

Showing 1 example containing 寂
detail audio 方丈已經圓寂  ?! 
The abbot has passed away for five years
[Sample sentence now uses 方丈 (abbot, head monk) as the subject of the sentence. But the audio still uses 道師 (Taoist priest) which appeared in the older version. As 圓寂 (in the middle of the sentence) is a Buddhist term, I think 方丈 is corre]
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