埃 居

āi jūdictionary entry

écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)

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Original source entry:

埃居埃居 [ai1 ju1] /écu (French coin, discontinued by the end of the 18th century)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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埃
āi
dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e
Āi
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Āi jí] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Āi sài é bǐ yà]
居
jī
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
jū
(literary) to reside / to live / (bound form) to occupy (a position) / (literary) to store up / (literary) to remain / to stay / (bound form) residence / dwelling / (bound form) used in names of restaurants
Jū
surname Ju

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