闕 [阙]

Jyutping kyut3
Pinyin quē

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    缺失​；​欠缺​；​遺漏​；​散失
    to lack; be missing
    • 拾遺補闕
      拾遗补阙
      sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3
      to complement what is missing
  2. 語素
    古代​宮門前​兩邊​用​嚟​瞭望​嘅​樓​台​；​泛指​帝王​居住​嘅​宮​殿
    watch tower; palace (with watch towers on its two sides)
    • 宮闕
      宫阙
      gung1 kyut3
      palace
  3. 量詞
    計算樂曲​或​詩詞
    a section, a piece of music, song, lyrics or poem
    • 千千闋歌
      千千阕歌
      cin1 cin1 kyut3 go1
      thousands of (pieces of) songs
    • 一闋詞
      一阕词
      jat1 kyut3 ci4
      a section of lyrics
    • 上闋
      上阕
      soeng6 kyut3
      first part of a poem
  4. 近義詞
    段、首
  5. 參看
    闋
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    fault; error; mistake
  2. character, archaic
    (supposition/tentative/presumed only!) to tuck (in or behind)

闕 [阙]

Jyutping kyut3
Pinyin què

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Imperial city watchtower (old)
  2. fault
  3. deficiency
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Imperial city watchtower (old)/fault/deficiency/vacancy/gap/to ruin/to cut down/to owe/to dig/incomplete/imperial palace
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character
    a watchtower that flanked both sides of a palace's gates in ancient times
  3. character
    palace
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. watch tower
  2. palace
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    ANTUO
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    LSTUO

闕 [阙]

Jyutping
Pinyin quē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Que
  2. used in place of 缺 (old)
  3. mistake
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拾遗补阙
    拾遺補闕
    sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3
    • to complement what is missing
  2. Cantonese
    宫阙
    宮闕
    gung1 kyut3
    • palace
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    历玫阶而升隩，访金壶之盈阙。
    歷玫階而升隩，訪金壺之盈闕。
    lì méi jiē ér shēng yù ， fǎng jīn hú zhī yíng què ．
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    〈江南弄.游女〉曲：“氛氲兰麝体芳滑，容色玉耀眉如月，珠佩婐㛂戏金阙。游紫庭。舞飞阁。歌长生。”
    〈江南弄.遊女〉曲：“氛氲蘭麝體芳滑，容色玉耀眉如月，珠佩婐㛂戲金闕。遊紫庭。舞飛閣。歌長生。”
    ‘ jiāng nán nòng ． yóu nǚ ’ qū ： “ fēn yūn lán shè tǐ fāng huá ， róng sè yù yào méi rú yuè ， ｚｈūｐèｉ婐㛂ｘìｊīｎｑｕè ． yóu zǐ tíng ． wǔ fēi gé ． gē cháng shēng ． ”
    • Jiangnan Alley. "Wandering Girl" song: "Heavy atmosphere of orchid musk is smooth and fragrant, an appearance dazzling like jade and eyebrows like moons, a pearl embellished lovely maiden plays on a golden fault. Wandering the imperial palace. Dancing and flying through the pavilion. A song of immortality."