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吉 (gat1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吉 (gat1, jí) — (noun) 1. nothing; (adjective) empty; lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9); propitious; good; fortunate; auspicious; vacant; unoccupied; mandarin orange; seven (triad jargon); to inject heroin; chicken (triad jargon)

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 吉列豬扒 (gat1 lit6 zyu1 paa2) — Tonkatsu, deep-fried pork cutlet
• 吉士 (gat1 si6) — guts
• 吉澳 (gat1 ou3) — Crooked Island, a place in Hong Kong
• 吉屋 (gat1 uk1) — a vacant house [written and colloquial]
• 吉慶圍 (gat1 hing3 wai4) — Kat Hing Wai, a village in Hong Kong [written and colloquial]
• 吉祥如意 (gat1 coeng4 jyu4 ji3) — wishing one good fortune as one desires (used in greetings especially during Ch…

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