交吉
Chinese
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) |
lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (交吉) |
交 | 吉 |
Etymology
Originally 交空 (gaau1 hung1). 空 (hung1, “vacant”) is homophonous with 凶 (hung1, “ferocious; inauspicious”), thus changed to 吉 (gat1, “auspicious”) by taboo.
Pronunciation
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