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義譯

简义译 · 繁義譯

Mandarin · pinyin yì yì

to translate a term into Chinese using a combination of characters or words that suggests its meaning (as opposed to transliteration 音譯 yīn yì) (e.g. 超文本 chāo wén běn, 火車 huǒ chē)

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义: yì · right conduct, righteousness
译: yì · translate; decode; encode

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4–4 · yi4 yi4

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