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異說

简异说 · 繁異說

Mandarin · pinyin yì shuō

different opinion
dissident view
absurd remark

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說: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
说: shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid

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4–1 · yi4 shuo1

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noun

different theory; divergent view
heterodoxy; absurd remark

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