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星期六
xīng qī liù



Saturday


Definitions

Chinese > English
星期六xīng期liù
     1. n. Saturday
Chinese > Chinese
星期六
     1. 名词. 星期六
     2. 名词. 一個星期的第六天,若從星期日算起則為一星期之第七天。
English > Chinese
Saturday
     1. 名词. 星期六
Components
Xīng
     1. transliteration of Indian name Singh
qī, qí
     1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet
           不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance
     2. (literary) to meet; to gather
     3. to hope; to wish; to expect
           期待 - to look forward to
           (zh-co, 未來 可 期,)
     4. date; specific day; scheduled time
           限期 - deadline
     5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule
           我 今個 月 啲 期 全部 爆 嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month.
     6. period of time; stage
           學期 - semester
           青春期 - adolescence
     7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit)
     8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly
     9. (obsolete) limit
     10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance
     11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary
     12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member
liù, lù
     1. six
           六 城 - Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)
     2. (printing) small text; The size of type between little 6, standardized as 7½ point.
     3. (dialectal) proficient
     4. (neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable
     5. . (pronounced Lù)
     6. name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., tr=Lù'ān Lu'an, Anhui, China)
     7. (music) (ng, Kunqu gongche notation for the note sol (5).)
     8. (music) (ng, Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note sol (5).)
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