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多義詞

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Mandarin · pinyin duō yì cí

polyseme
polysemous word

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
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义: yì · right conduct, righteousness
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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1–4–2 · duo1 yi4 ci2

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do1 ji6 ci4

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