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介之推 (gaai3 zi1 teoi1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

介之推 (gaai3 zi1 teoi1, Jiè Zhī tuī) — Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 介紹人 (gaai3 siu6 jan4) — introducer; sponsor
• 介紹信 (gaai3 siu6 seon3) — a referral letter
• 介乎 (gaai3 fu4) — (adjective) In-between
• 介 (gaa3) — used in dialects
• 介 (gaai3) — to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armour; to keep in mind; a harbin…
• 介休 (gaai3 jau1) — see 介休市[Jie4 xiu1 Shi4]

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