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  giu2   jyutping
  jiao3   pinyin
[1] [v] rectify; correct; straighten out
[2] [adj] strong; powerful; brave
[3] [v] feign; pretend; falsify

Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: adjective
Stroke count: 17
Level: 2
Radical: (#111)

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

This word has been viewed 2994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 19th Jan 2012 04:41

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detail  giu2 cing4  jiao3 qing2 = unreasonable; unconventional, maverik
detail  giu2 zing3  jiao3 zheng4 = to correct, rectify, remedy
detail  gik1 gwong1 giu2 si6   = laser eye surgery
detail  giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3  jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4 = overcorrect; hypercorrection

Showing 1 example containing 矯
detail 做事出錯改正避免矯枉過正
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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