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演繹

简演绎 · 繁演繹

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn yì

(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out
to develop (a technique etc)
to enact
(logic) to deduce; to infer

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演: yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
繹: Look up this written character
绎: yì · to unravel or unreel silk; to interpret

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3–4 · yan3 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin2 jik6

Cantonese word readings for 演繹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to deduce
to narrate
to elaborate

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