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Jie

/d͡ʒjɛ/

Jie noun: an ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.

Noun

Jie pl (plural only)

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

Proper noun

Jie

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

Synonyms of Jie

Forms of Jie

alternative formChieh

Origin of Jie

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

Phrases with Jie

Words that rhyme with Jie

Questions about Jie

What does Jie mean?
Jie means an ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.
What part of speech is Jie?
Jie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jie?
Jie is pronounced /d͡ʒjɛ/.

Words near Jie in the dictionary

  1. jidders
  2. Jidgha
  3. jidoka
  4. Jidong
  5. Jidvei
  6. Jie
  7. jie jie
  8. jiedushi
  9. Jiefang
  10. Jiexi
  11. Jiexiu

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