遺
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: rui6
POJ: juǐ
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: juǐ
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
verb: to leave behind, to bequeath, to lose
遺, 遺留
遺, 遺留
The character page lists many distinct senses (lose, omit, abandon, forget, bequeath, emit, plus a nominal 'lost property' sense) all attached to the same reading; 'to leave behind/bequeath' was chosen as the core verb sense.