假借义

jiǎ jiè yì

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1. the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字[jiǎ jiè zì] acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而[ér] originally meant \beard\ but acquired the meaning \and\)

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Child Words of 假借义

• 借 借 jiè: to lend
• 假 假 jiǎ: fake
• 假 假 jià: vacation
• 假借 假借 jiǎ jiè: to make use of
• 义 义 yì: justice