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魁北克市

Kuí běi kè shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada
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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:

魁北克市 魁北克市 [Kui2 bei3 ke4 shi4] /Quebec city, capital of Quebec province of Canada/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 魁
    kuí

    chief / head / outstanding / exceptional / stalwart

  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 克
    kè

    to be able to / to subdue / to restrain / to overcome / gram / Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares / to overthrow

    Kè

    abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia / (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia / Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

  • 市
    shì

    market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade / to buy and sell goods

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.