qú kuídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rebel leader / ringleader / bandit chieftain
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Original source entry:

渠魁 渠魁 [qu2 kui2] /rebel leader; ringleader; bandit chieftain/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 渠
    jù

    how can it be that?

    qú

    (artificial) stream / canal / drain / ditch (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / (literary) big / great / (dialect) he / she / him / her / (old) rim of a carriage wheel / felloe

    Qú

    surname Qu

  • 魁
    kuí

    chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart

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