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意

Mandarin · pinyin yì

(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense
(bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
(bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 Yì dà lì)

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意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think

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4 · yi4

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wish; desire; intention
meaning; sense
to anticipate; to expect
(Mainland China, Hong Kong) short for 意大利 (Yìdàlì): Italy (a country in Southern Europe); Italian
(Hong Kong Cantonese) short for 意粉 (ji3 fan2, “spaghetti”)

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