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假借义
jiǎ jiè yì
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Definitions
- 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\)