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軼

简轶 · 繁軼

Mandarin · pinyin yì

(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚 yì)
(bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding (variant of 逸 yì)

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轶: yì · rush forth; surpass, excel

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4 · yi4

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dit6 · jat6

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character · Etymology 1

to surpass; to excel
to invade; to attack
(alt. form 佚, 逸) scattered; lost
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 逸 (yì, “leisurely”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 溢 (yì, “to overflow”)

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