giáp

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) cycle of twelve years
 * 2) armour; cuirass
 * 3)  carapace (of crustacean)
 * 4)  sub-hamlet division of a village consisting of about ten households in ancient times
 * 1)  sub-hamlet division of a village consisting of about ten households in ancient times

Etymology 2
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Verb

 * 1) to be contiguous to; to be close to; to be adjacent to; to be bordering
 * 2) to be connected with