假借义

jiǎ jiè yì

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Definitions

  1. 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\)

Child Words of 假借义

借
jiè

to lend

假
jiǎ

fake

假
jià

vacation

假借
jiǎ jiè

to make use of

义
yì

justice