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越

Mandarin · pinyin yuè#

to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
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Mandarin · pinyin Yuè#

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
abbr. for Vietnam 越南

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越: yuè · exceed, go beyond; the more ...

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to pass over; to cross; to cross over
to go over; to climb over; to jump over
(of time) to pass; to go through
(figurative) to go outside of; to exceed; to surpass; to overstep; to transgress
to propagate; to spread; to publicise
to disperse; to scatter; to fade away
to fall; to relax; to become loosened
(literary) to rob; to seize by force
(Southern Min) to turn; to turn around
more; -er
Ancient meaningless sentence-initial modal particle.
A proper noun of a few related uses. — (historical) short for 越國 (“Yue”)
A proper noun of a few related uses. — Name for Zhejiang Province in China, especially parts around Shaoxing.
A proper noun of a few related uses. — (～人, ～族) The Yue, the Baiyue, the Viet (collective name for numerous ancient non-Han tribes in southern China and northern Vietnam)
A proper noun of a few related uses. — Name for southeastern China near Vietnam, especially Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces.
(abbreviation, alt-of) A proper noun of a few related uses. — short for 越南 (“Vietnam”)
a surname

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole

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