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gauˊ²九
Pinyin: jiu3
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nounnine
noununit for distance
gauˊ²九zukˍ₆族
Pinyin: jiu3 zu2
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nounNine generations of direct kin. Besides oneself, it includes father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great great-grandfather, son, grandson, great-grandson and great great-grandson (it is said that it includes relatives of different kin, which are four generations of father, three generations of mother. Two generations of wife, which constitute nine generations).
nounacross nine generations within one's family
gauˊ²九cinˉ¹千maanˍ₆萬
简 九千万
Pinyin: jiu3 qian1 wan4
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nounninety million; 90,000,000
gauˊ²九sapˍ₆十sei˗₃四
Pinyin: jiu3 shi2 si4
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nounninety-four; 94
sapˍ₆十jyunˉ¹冤gauˊ²九sauˎ₄仇
Pinyin: shi2 yuan1 jiu3 chou2
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noundeep-rooted hatred [Syn][國]深仇大恨
nounten wrong nine enmity, which means a deep hatred
gauˊ²九seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一sangˉ¹生
Pinyin: jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1
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noun9 deaths, 1 life.
noun- a narrow escape from death, 'dodged a bullet'
gauˊ²九mˎ₄唔daap˗₃搭baat˗₃八
Pinyin: jiu3 wu2 da1 ba1
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nouncompletely nonsensical; give an irrelevant answer
nounnine doesn't follow eight
noun(slang) someone is completely illogical, ludicrous and nonsensical; irrelevant, off topic
sapˍ₆十ci˗₃次jauˏ₅有gauˊ²九ci˗₃次
Pinyin: shi2 ci4 you3 jiu3 ci4
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noun"nine times out of ten"
gauˊ²九ngauˎ₄牛jiˍ₆二fuˊ²虎ziˉ¹之likˍ₆力
Pinyin: jiu3 niu2 er4 hu3 zhi1 li4
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nountremendous effort
sapˍ₆十ziˉ¹之baat˗₃八gauˊ²九
Pinyin: shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3
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nounmostly (literally means eight or nine tenths)
gauˊ²九lungˎ₄龍singˎ₄城
简 九龙城
Pinyin: jiu3 long2 cheng2
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nounKowloon City
gauˊ²九lungˎ₄龍jiˉ¹醫jyunˊ²院
简 九龙医院
Pinyin: jiu3 long2 yi1 yuan4
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nounKowloon Hospital
gauˊ²九ngˏ₅五jiˍ₆二catˉ¹七
Pinyin: jiu3 wu3 er4 qi1
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noun9527, [粵]: a person of low status
gauˊ²九sapˍ₆十saamˉ¹三
Pinyin: jiu3 shi2 san1
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nounninety-three; 93
sapˍ₆十douˊ²賭gauˊ²九syuˉ¹輸
简 十赌九输
Pinyin: shi2 du3 jiu3 shu1
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noundon't gamble, you'll lose nine out of ten times
gauˊ²九lungˎ₄龍baaˉ¹巴siˊ²士
简 九龙巴士
Pinyin: jiu3 long2 ba1 shi4
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nounKowloon Motor Bus (KMB)
nounThe Kowloon Motor Bus
jatˉ¹一cinˉ¹千sei˗₃四baak˗₃百jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十gauˊ²九
Pinyin: yi1 qian1 si4 bai3 er4 shi2 jiu3
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noun1429
gauˊ²九singˎ₄成
Pinyin: jiu3 cheng2
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nouncomplete; 90 percent; 9 movements (music)
cungˎ₄重gauˊ²九zit˗₃節
简 重九节
Pinyin: chong2 jiu3 jie2
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nounDouble Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)
gauˊ²九daaiˍ₆大gwaiˊ²簋
Pinyin: jiu3 da4 gui3
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nounlavish banquet; feast for the gods
noun(n.) a big meal; a feast; a banquet that consists of 9 courses.
joengˏ₅養jiˎ₄兒jatˉ¹一baak˗₃百seoi˗₃歲,coengˎ₄長jauˉ¹憂gauˊ²九sapˍ₆十gauˊ²九
简 养儿一百岁,长忧九十九
Pinyin: yang3 er5 yi1 bai3 sui4 chang2 you1 jiu3 shi2 jiu3
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noun生兒一百歲,長憂九十九
nounparents worry about their children forever:
nounto raise a child till he reaches age one hundred, a parent would worry about him for ninety-nine years.
gauˊ²九lungˎ₄龍singˎ₄城zaaiˍ₆寨
简 九龙城寨
Pinyin: jiu3 long2 cheng2 zhai4
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noun三不管
nounKowloon Walled City (originally known as 九龍寨城) was a tiny Chinese enclave that was located in the middle of British Hong Kong for decades. Originally a military fort, it became a very dense urban settlement, until it was torn down in 1993. The area where it was located is now known as Kowloon City. It is part of the Kowloon City District of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City Park 九龍城寨公園 where some historical buildings have been preserved, now occupies the area of the former walled city (Source: Wikipedia)
gauˊ²九cangˎ₄層taap˗₃塔
简 九层塔
Pinyin: jiu3 ceng2 ta3
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nounbasil (local Chinese variety)
gauˊ²九binˉ¹邊jingˎ₄形
简 九边形
Pinyin: jiu3 bian1 xing2
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nounnonagon
baak˗₃百fanˍ₆分ziˉ¹之gauˊ²九sapˍ₆十
Pinyin: bai3 fen1 zhi1 jiu3 shi2
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noun90 percent
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