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遺屬

简遗属 · 繁遺屬

Mandarin · pinyin yí shǔ

surviving family of the deceased

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遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit
属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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2–3 · yi2 shu3

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noun · Etymology 1

family member of the deceased

noun · Etymology 2

(literary) alternative form of 遺囑 /遗嘱 (yízhǔ, “will”)

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