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曾: once | great-grand~ (family)

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曾 ceng2

adverb
: already; once; previously

曾 zeng1

noun
: relationship between great grandparents & great grandchildren (paternal)

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曾て | かつて katte

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-;
: (Usually written using kana alone) never yet (with -ve verb); never before; first time; still not happened

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そう sou; ぞ zo
曾 | ひ hi OR そう sou OR ひい hii

prefix
: great grand child/parent

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September 16, 2013
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能: capable

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能 neng2

adjective | adverb | auxiliary verb
: to be able to; capable; ability

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あたわず atawazu

adverb
: unable; impossible to do

能う | よう you OR よくyoku

adverb
: skillfully; frequently

能くする | よくする yokusuru

suru verb: special class | transitive verb
: to improve; to do well; skillfully

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能 | のう nou

noun
: talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

能なし | のうなし nounashi

noun
: incompetent; brainless

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September 13, 2013
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氣: air/energy

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氣 [气] qi4

noun | adjective | radical 84
: gas; air; smell; weather; to irk; energy; breath rad.

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いき iki

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気 | き ki

noun
: spirit; mind; heart
: nature; disposition
: motivation; intention
: mood; feelings
: atmosphere; essence

気 | ぎ gi

suffix
: -like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament

気 | け ke

noun
: sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
: somehow; for some reason; seeming to be

気 | げ ge

suffix
: seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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September 12, 2013
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客: guest

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The Hakka 客家 (lit. guest families) ancestors, a subgroup of Han Chinese, are said to have migrated from the north of China to today’s central China a thousand years ago: from the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) until the Qing Dynasty (17th century). After the power struggle with the Ming court was eliminated, Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722) issued a royal edict to repopulate the coastal areas, by incentivizing the move with money. The newcomers moving south were registered as “Guest Families” 客戶 kèhù. Through the series of migrations, the Hakka settled in their present locations in southern (ports) China and often used that as a springboard to emigrate throughout the world.
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September 9, 2013
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