九
九
jiǔ
ㄐˇ
- nine
Words with 九九
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1. nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year
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1. the coldest period of the year
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2. three nine day periods after the winter solstice
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1. the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians rújiā儒家, Daoists dàojiā道家, Yin and Yang yīnyángjiā陰陽家yīnyángjiā阴阳家, Legalists fǎjiā法家, Logicians míngjiā名家, Mohists mòjiā墨家, Diplomats zònghéngjiā縱橫家zònghéngjiā纵横家, Miscellaneous zájiā雜家zájiā杂家, and Agriculturalists nóngjiā農家nóngjiā农家
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1. Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway)
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1. division of China during earliest dynasties
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2. fig. ancient China
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3. Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands