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Dictionary lookup matches complete headwords and pronunciations, or words in English definitions. Additional readings, names and variants are linked from their principal entries. Related words are separate, and partial pinyin has its own suggestions. General lexical entries precede names and historical references. Available frequency counts help order comparable matches.

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璋zhāng

jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[guī], also given to male infants to play with

Definition…let used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with

圭guī

jade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies / sundial / (ancient unit of volume) a tiny amount / a smidgen / a speck

Headword or pronunciation圭

奉为圭臬fèng wéi guī niè

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

Headword or pronunciation奉为圭臬

巴拉圭Bā lā guī

Paraguay

Headword or pronunciation巴拉圭

利隆圭Lì lóng guī

Lilongwe, capital of Malawi

Headword or pronunciation利隆圭

圭亚那Guī yà nà

Guyana