Jie

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin (Jié), from Middle Chinese (kɨɐt̚), itself borrowed from Jie.

Pronunciation

Noun

Jie pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
    Synonym: Kjet

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Proper noun

Jie

  1. (historical) The language spoken by the Jie people, attested only in a fragment in the Book of Jin.
    Synonym: Kjet

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Hakka (Shé).

Proper noun

Jie

  1. a surname from Hakka