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溢
Mandarin · pinyin yì
Meanings
- to overflow
- (literary) excessive
- old variant of 鎰 yì
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- 溢
- yì · overflow, brim over; full
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Mandarin tones
4 · yi4
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to overflow; to brim over
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to flood
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be full of; to be brimming with
- excessive; excessively
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to exceed
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) vigorous
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) An ancient unit of capacity.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 鎰 /镒 (yì, “An ancient unit of weight.”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 佾 (yì, “row of dancers”)
- (Hokkien) to surge; to gush; to rise
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to vomit due to overeating, sickness, etc.
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to rock; to sway; to shake
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to lightly sway
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to be shaken, shocked, jolted (similar to lakewater)
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