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  kei4 kei4*2   jyutping
  qi2   pinyin
[1] chess or any board game
[2] chesspiece; chessman

Jyutping kei4*2 is used mainly in last syllable of a noun; kei4 is used in other positions of the syllable.
noun
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#75)

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

This word has been viewed 5970 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Aug 2013 01:17

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detail  zoeng6 kei4*2  xiang4 qi2 = Chinese chess
detail  wai4 kei4*2  wei2 qi2 = Go, a board game
detail  haa6 kei4*2  xia4 qi2 = play chess or Go
detail  zuk1 wai4 kei4*2  zhuo1 wei2 qi2 = play Go (a board game)
detail  kei4 pun4*2  qi2 pan2 = chessboard, checker board
detail  bo1 zi2 kei4*2   = jumping in Chinese Chess (跳棋); chinese checkers
detail  kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6*2   = playing piano, playing chess, writing and drawing
detail  zuk1 kei4*2   = play chess or Go
detail  zuk1 zoeng6 kei4*2   = play Chinese chess
detail 西  sai1 joeng4 tiu3 kei4*2   = English draughts, American checkers
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detail 捉棋時候依牙鬆槓
It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.

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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: 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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