交吉

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Chinese

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to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(交吉)

Etymology

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Originally 交空 (gaau1 hung1). (hung1, vacant) is homophonous with (hung1, ferocious; inauspicious), thus changed to (gat1, auspicious) by taboo.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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交吉

  1. (Cantonese) to deliver the vacant possession of a property