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裔 (jeoi6) — descendant; posterity; progeny in Cantonese

jeoiˍ₆裔
Mandarin Pinyin: yi4

Meaning of 裔

noundescendant; posterity; progeny
nounhem of a garment, robe, etc.
nounborderland; distant land

Words Containing 裔

西裔sai1 jeoi6
ethnic Spanish
華裔美國人waa4 jeoi6 mei5 gwok3 jan4
a Chinese-American, an ethnic Chinese person of American descent
華裔偶像waa4 jeoi6 ngau5 zoeng6
ethnic-Chinese idol
少數族裔siu2 sou3 zuk6 jeoi6
ethnic minority; racial minority
華裔waa4 jeoi6
ethnic Chinese; of Chinese descent. Referenced to those who are not Chinese citizens (of PRC or ROC) but are from the Han ethnic stock. Not to be confused with "Overseas Chinese 華僑", who are PRC / ROC citizens living abroad.
亞裔aa3 jeoi6
of Asian descent
日裔jat6 jeoi6
ethnic Japanese
黑裔hak1 jeoi6
the black race
苗裔miu4 jeoi6
offspring; descendant; progeny
韓裔hon4 jeoi6
ethnic Korean
子裔zi2 jeoi6
offspring
後裔hau6 jeoi6
descendants; offspring; posterity

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