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演繹

简 演绎 · 繁 演繹
Mandarin · pinyin yǎn yì

Meanings

  1. (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out
  2. to develop (a technique etc)
  3. to enact
  4. (logic) to deduce; to infer
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演
yǎn · perform, put on; exercise
繹
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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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jin2 jik6

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verb

  1. to deduce
  2. to narrate
  3. to elaborate

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演繹 · yan3 yi4
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Exact source record演繹 演绎 [yan3 yi4] /(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out/to develop (a technique etc)/to enact/(logic) to deduce; to infer/