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岳

Mandarin · pinyin yuè#

wife's parents and paternal uncles

Mandarin · pinyin Yuè#

surname Yue

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岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname

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character · Etymology 1

(alt. form 嶽) tall mountain
(historical) name of a mountain — in Shang oracle texts, generally interpreted as 嵩山 (Sōng Shān, “Mount Song”) personified as a nature power
(historical) name of a mountain — Mount Taiyue 太岳山, a.k.a. Mount Huo (霍山) southwest of Taiyuan, Shanxi
parent-in-law
a surname

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