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Chinese
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lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.)
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house; room
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simp. and trad.
(吉屋)
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吉
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屋
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| Literally: “auspicious house/room”.
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Etymology
Taboo of mentioning 空屋 (hung1 uk1, “empty house/room”) in Cantonese, as 空 (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).
Pronunciation
Noun
吉屋
- (chiefly Cantonese) empty house or room; vacant room