Jie has two pronunciations: [?jié ], [?jiē ]
jié?
The part of bamboo or grass stems with branches and leaves: bamboo Festival. Extraneous branches. ?
A segment of an object or a connection between two segments: a joint. Two carriages. ?
Paragraph, matter: section by section (paragraph by section, step by step). programme. ?
The Chinese calendar divides a year into twenty-four segments, with the name at the beginning of each segment: solar terms. Seasons. ?
An anniversary or a day to celebrate feasting: a holiday. ?
jiē?
[Jieguyaner refers to a key link or opportunity that can play a decisive role ("(Joint)bone" is pronounced softly).
The large joints are unfavorable. ——"Su Wen·The Great Theory of the Most True Essentials"?
There are twelve sections in human beings. ——"Suwen·Baoming Comprehensive Theory"?
There is a gap in that section. ——"Zhuangzi·The Master of Health"?
The balance between gains and losses. ——"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: Caution in Action"?
I am always afraid of the autumn festival. ——"Long Song Xing"?
Scholar-bureaucrats all respect the system of restraint and death. ——"Xunzi·Wang Ba"?