肯 德 基

Kěn dé jīdictionary entry

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

肯德基肯德基 [Ken3 de2 ji1] /KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)/

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肯
kěn
to agree / to consent / to be willing to
德
dé
virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind
Dé
Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]
基
jī
(bound form) base / foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

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