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葉 (jip6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

葉 (jip6, yè) — (noun) Chinese surname; leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 葉世榮 (jip6 sai3 wing4) — Yip Sai Wing, name of a Hong Kong singer
• 葉劉淑儀 (jip6 lau4 suk6 ji4) — Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, name of a Hong Kong politician
• 葉國謙 (jip6 gwok3 him1) — Ip Kwok-him, name of a Hong Kong politician
• 葉菜 (jip6 coi3) — Leafy vegetable
• 葉蘊儀 (jip6 wan2 ji4) — Gloria Yip Wan-Yee, name of a Hong Kong actress
• 葉 (sip3) — a surname

Chengyu with this character

• 葉公好龍 — To claim a passion that collapses the moment the real thing shows up. Used for professed tastes — adventure, tradition, honesty — that fail their first real test.

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