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詒

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Mandarin · pinyin yí

(archaic) to present
to bequeath
variant of 貽 yí

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诒: yí · bequeath, pass on to future generations

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2 · yi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

doi6 · ji4 · toi5

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character · Etymology 1

(alt. form 貽／贻) to bequeath; to present

character · Etymology 2

(alt. form 紿／绐) to deceive; to cheat

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