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据
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Jyutping
geoi3
Pinyin
jù
Definitions (Unihan)
to occupy, take possession of
a base, position
Cangjie Input
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据
[-]
Jyutping
geoi3
Pinyin
jū
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
Only used in 拮据 (jiéjū, “short of money; diligent”).
据 [-]
Jyutping
Pinyin
jù
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
variant of 據|据[ju4]
据 [-]
Jyutping
Pinyin
jū
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他的书销路不好,所以现在手头十分拮据。
他的書銷路不好,所以現在手頭十分拮据。
tā de shū xiāo lù bù hǎo , suǒ yǐ xiàn zài shǒu tóu shí fēn jié jū 。
He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
佢生活拮据,净系食排包同杯面度日。
佢生活拮据,淨係食排包同杯面度日。
keoi5 saang1 wut6 git3 geoi3, zing6 hai6 sik6 paai4 baau1 tung4 bui1 min6 dou6 jat6.
He is perpetually impoverished and his diet consists only of plain bread and instant noodles.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
手头拮据
手頭拮据
shǒu tóu jié jū
to feel the pinch
Mandarin
经济拮据
經濟拮据
jīng jì jié jū
to be hard up; to be short of money