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吉
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Definitions
- 1. lucky
- 2. giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
Example Sentences
1 shown"他是誰?" "他是 吉 姆。"
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 吉
celebration on opening a business
Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang
Georgia (country)
propitious day
Jiqiang town in Xiji county 西吉[xī jí], Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
jitterbug (loanword)
a guitar
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Henan
gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Ethiopian herbivorous monkey similar to baboon
Kyrgyz (person)
unlucky
fate
Kyrgyz
Elbegdorj Tsakhia or Tsakhia-giin Elbegdorj (1963-), Mongolian US educated Democratic Party politician, president of Mongolia from 2009
Julia Gillard (1961-), Australian politician, prime minister 2010-2013
lucky
Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
Muhammad Naguib (1901-1984), first president of the Republic of Egypt
Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong
Giacomo (name)
guitar tablature
Xiji county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
Ji county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
Jilin University
to steal away
Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Kyrgyz ethnic group
Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
Jizhou district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi
porgy (Pagrosomus major)
man of mature years (Japanese loanword)
bass guitar
Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Darjeeling, town in India
Phuket (city in Thailand)
also Jilin prefecture-level city, Jilin province
West Virginia, US state
Cadbury (name)
Kelantan (state of Malaysia)
see 基尼係數|基尼系数[jī ní xì shù]
TOYOTOMI Hideyoshi (1536-1598), Japanese warlord, undisputed ruler of Japan 1590-1598
Wanglaoji (beverage brand)
auspicious event
ghillie suit (loanword)
Jimmy, Jimmie or Jimi (name)
auspicious
Yanji, county-level city, capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Gilles (name)
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Kyrgyzstan
Jili district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市 in Henan province 河南
English Channel
Gilbert Islands
Ji'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
cheese (loanword)
Buji River, tributary of Shenzhen or Shamchun River 深圳河[shēn zhèn hé], Guangdong
Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang
Gyirong county, Tibetan: Skyid grong rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Virginia, US state
best pal
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
Gipuzkoa or Guipúzcoa, one of the seven Basque provinces in north Spain
ominous
Virgil or Vergilius (70-19 BC), Roman poet and author of the Aeneid 埃涅阿斯紀|埃涅阿斯纪[āi niè ā sī jì]
Tajik ethnic group
Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
Tajik (person)
gigabyte (2^30 or approximately a billion bytes)
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
Mojito
Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)
Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Gillette (brand)
Don Quixote
West Virginia, US state
electric guitar
Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!
ringgit (monetary unit of Malaysia) (loanword)
haggis (a Scottish dish) (loanword)
kapok (Ceiba pentandra)
OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc
guitar (loanword)
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院[hàn lín yuàn] conferred on meritorious candidates until the next examination
Jeep (car brand)
Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan
didgeridoo (loanword)
Gilbert (name)
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia
Gibbons (name)
Djibouti
good and bad luck (in astrology)
Georgian (person)
Jishou, county-level city and capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Henan
Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Dge rgyas rdzong
Gillard (name)
mascot
Gypsy
Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
lucky day
Yongji county in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Changji, county-level city in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Jeddah (Saudi city, on Red Sea)
see 吉人自有天相[jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng]
custard powder
Guinness (name)
churro
Gujarat, state in west India
Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county (Tashqurqan Tajik aptonom nahiyisi) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
mythical talking bird
Kedah, state of northwest Malaysia, capital Alor Star 亞羅士打|亚罗士打[yà luó shì dǎ]
Xiji county in Guyuan 固原[gù yuán], Ningxia
Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11-ffoll.)
Gypsy
Gyirong county, Tibetan: Skyid grong rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Dhaulagiri, mountain massif in the Himalayas
Tajik ethnic group
lucky omen
Sanji or Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity
Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani (1952-), Pakistan People's Party politician, prime minister 2008-2012
to choose an auspicious day
haji or hadji (Islam)
mother (Mongolian)
Virginia, US state
Jilin prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Gene (name)
Gujarat, state in west India
Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang
very auspicious
woman's dress (loanword from Russian)
jitterbug (loanword)
guitar player
Tajikistan
Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian
Don Quixote
giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)
jeep (military vehicle) (loanword)
Chucky, murderous villain of the 1988 US horror movie \Child's Play\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 84217,58604,Chiapas
Jimsar county or Jimisar nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[chāng jí huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
Jeminay county or Jéminey nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[ā lè tài dì qū], Xinjiang
Geely, Chinese car make
Bangui, capital of Central African Republic
Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁[gē dǎ bā lǔ]
Gilbert's syndrome
JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
England (historical loan, from English)
former Yongji prefecture, Jilin
Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio
to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
Chittagong (Bangladesh port city)
Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang
Chihuahua (dog)
Somogy county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[kǎo bō shí bǎo]
everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
angel (loanword)
Kyrgyzstan
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), prominent Japanese Westernizer, liberal educator and founder of Keio University