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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries길조
Pronunciation / Transliteration: giljo
"그 새의 등장은 아주 좋은 길조였다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of auspiciousness, good fortune, or favorable luck.
"The traditional red decorations placed at the entrance are meant to bring jili to the household for the new year."
- 1
Auspicious, propitious, or bringing good luck.
"They chose a jili date for the grand opening of their new international venture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the URL-encoded Chinese pinyin 'jílì' (吉利), combining the characters for auspiciousness and benefit. It has entered cross-cultural digital lexicon through globalized trade, branding, and modern linguistic borrowing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jili" is said worldwide
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auspice
Transliteration: /o.spis/
"Cet événement se déroule sous les meilleurs auspices."
Glückverheißung
Transliteration: /ˈɡlʏkFɛɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯ʊŋ/
"Das Ritual galt als große Glückverheißung für die Ernte."
auspicio
Transliteration: /auˈspi.tʃo/
"Iniziammo il progetto con il migliore auspicio."
auspicio
Transliteration: /ausˈpi.sjo/
"El viaje comenzó bajo un buen auspicio."
auspício
Transliteration: /awˈspi.si.u/
"A cerimônia ocorreu sob o melhor auspício."
शुभ
Transliteration: shubh
"यह नया काम बहुत शुभ माना जाता है।"
吉利
Transliteration: jílì
"新年穿红衣寓意着吉祥吉利。"
길조
Transliteration: giljo
"그 새의 등장은 아주 좋은 길조였다."
吉兆
Transliteration: kitchō
"それは事業成功の吉兆とされている。"
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