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几欲

jī yù

2-character word Traditional 幾欲

What 几欲 means

1. almost
2. nearly going to

The characters in 几欲

• 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few
• 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion

Sounds the same

Read jī yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 机遇opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
• 积郁(of gloomy thoughts etc) to smolder; to accumulate in one's mind; accumulated anxiety
• 姬鹬(bird species of China) jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
• 矶鹬(bird species of China) common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

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