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Mandarin · pinyin yì#

Mandarin · pinyin Yì#

surname Yi
(Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 Yì dà lì)

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义: yì · right conduct, righteousness

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4 · yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

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

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character

right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality
ties between people; relationship
meaning; implication
righteous or for the public good
(in compounds) adoptive or formally acknowledged as a relative but not related by blood
(in compounds) artificial
(Taiwan) short for 義大利／义大利 (Yìdàlì, “Italy”)
a surname

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