Chinese Word Entry

舊約

Simplified Chinese form: 旧约

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝ
Mandarin (Pinyin): Jiù yuē
Cantonese (Jyutping): ['gau6 joek3']
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Chinese characters used in this word

old things, old friend, old times, former, ex-, old, ancient, past
Readings
Mandarin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ (jiù)
Cantonese: gau6
Japanese: キュウ (kyuu) / ふる.い (furui)、 もと (moto)、 ひさしい (hisashii)、 ひさしく (hisashiku)
Korean: 구 (gu)
Vietnamese: cựu
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promise, approximately, shrink, treaty, agreement, covenant
Readings
Mandarin: ㄩㄝ (yuē), ㄧㄠ (yāo), ㄧㄠˋ (yào), ㄉㄧˋ (dì)
Cantonese: joek3
Japanese: ヤク (yaku) / つづ.まる (tsudumaru)、 つづ.める (tsudumeru)、 つづま.やか (tsudumayaka)、 つずめる (tsuzumeru)、 つずまやか (tsuzumayaka)
Korean: 약 (yag), 요 (yo)
Vietnamese: ước
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