稽 [－]

Jyutping kai1
Pinyin qǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bow to the ground
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to kowtow; to bow to the ground

稽 [－]

Jyutping kai2
Pinyin jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to inspect
  2. to check
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to kowtow

稽 [－]

Jyutping kai1
Pinyin jī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Ji
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to inspect/to check/a surname/to examine/to investigate/to study/unfounded/to delay/to hinder/to procrastinate/to find fault with/to argue/to dispute/to recriminate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    考核​；​檢查
    to check; to inspect
    • 稽查
      稽查
      to audit
  2. 語素
    古時​指​能言善​辯​；​而家​就​指​好笑​嘅​言行
    hilarity
    • 滑稽
      滑稽
      bemusing
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to divine
  2. character, intransitive, transitive
    to keep; to reserve
  3. character, transitive
    to examine; to investigate; to check
  4. character, intransitive, transitive
    to suit; to correspond
  5. character, transitive
    to reach
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. examine, investigate
  2. delay
  3. Cangjie Input
    HDIUA
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #369
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那是无稽之谈。只有傻瓜才会相信。
    那是無稽之談。只有傻瓜才會相信。
    nà shi wú jī zhī tán 。 zhǐ yǒu shǎ guā cái huì xiāng xìn 。
    • That's nonsense. Nobody but a fool would believe it.
  2. Mandarin
    我昨晚在新闻短篇片中看到了英国的女兵队，里面虽有几个看不出是男是女，但大部分还是比较女性化的，而且还看不出有什么滑稽的。
    我昨晚在新聞短篇片中看到了英國的女兵隊，裏面雖有幾個看不出是男是女，但大部分還是比較女性化的，而且還看不出有什麼滑稽的。
    wǒ zuó wǎn zài xīn wén duǎn piān piàn zhōng kàn dào le yīng guó de nǚ bīng duì ， lǐ miàn suī yǒu jǐ ge kàn bu chū shì nán shì nǚ ， dàn dà bù fen hái shi bǐ jiào nǚ xìng huà de ， ér qiě hái kàn bu chū yǒu shén me huá jī de 。
    • I saw some English female soldiers in yesterday night's news reel. For some, you couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but the majority were rather feminine, and it didn't feel that grotesque.
  3. Mandarin
    滑稽可笑。
    滑稽可笑。
    huá jī kě xiào 。
    • It was ridiculous.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    无从稽考
    無從稽考
    mou4 cung4 kai1 haau2
    • impossible to verify, impossible to find evidence regarding something
    • impossible to verify
  2. Cantonese
    阿松话佢识巫术，真系无稽！
    阿松話佢識巫術，真係無稽！
    aa3 cung4 waa6 keoi5 sik1 mou4 seot6, zan1 hai6 mou4 kai1!
    • A-chung claimed he knows sorcery. How absurd!
  3. Cantonese
    有关陈述纯属无稽之谈。
    有關陳述純屬無稽之談。
    jau5 gwaan1 can4 seot6 seon4 suk6 mou4 kai1 zi1 taam4.
    • The said statement is completely groundless.
  4. Cantonese
    马戏团嘅小丑好滑稽。
    馬戲團嘅小丑好滑稽。
    • The joker in the circus is so funny.
  5. Cantonese
    稽查
    稽查
    • to audit
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    会于会稽山阴之兰亭，修禊事也。
    會於會稽山陰之蘭亭，脩禊事也。
    huì yú guì jī shān yīn zhī lán tíng ， xiū xì shì yě ．
    • We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin County, Guiji Prefecture for the Spring Purification Festival.
  2. Mandarin
    牺牲上场，如果显得慷慨，他们就看了悲壮剧；如果显得觳觫，他们就看了滑稽剧。
    犧牲上場，如果顯得慷慨，他們就看了悲壯劇；如果顯得觳觫，他們就看了滑稽劇。
    xī shēng shàng chǎng ， rú guǒ xiǎn dé kāng kǎi ， tā men jiù kàn le bēi zhuàng jù ； rú guǒ xiǎn dé hú sù ， tā men jiù kàn le huá jī jù ．
    • Enter the martyr. If they conduct themselves with heroic passion, for the mere watchers that's just a stirring tragic show. If the hero trembles in fear, then the show becomes rather amusing.