Jie

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié), from Middle Chinese 羯 (kɨɐt̚), itself borrowed from Jie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒjɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

Jie pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
    Synonym: Kjet

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Translations

Proper noun

Jie

  1. (historical) The language spoken by the Jie people, attested only in a fragment in the Book of Jin.
    Synonym: Kjet

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Translations

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hakka 佘 (Shé).

Proper noun

Jie

  1. a surname from Hakka
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