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軼事

简轶事 · 繁軼事

Mandarin · pinyin yì shì

variant of 逸事 yì shì

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軼: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
轶: yì · rush forth; surpass, excel

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4–4 · yi4 shi4

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jat6 si6

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

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