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猗

Mandarin · pinyin yī

(interj.)

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猗: yī · exclamation of admiration

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1 · yi1

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ji1 · ji2 · ngo5 · o2

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) Exclamatory interjection expressing admiration
(Classical) Sentence-final particle
(literary) luxuriant; flourishing; lush
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to rely on”)
used in 猗狔

character · Etymology 3

lithe; graceful

character · Etymology 4

only used in 猗移

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