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異形詞

简异形词 · 繁異形詞

Mandarin · pinyin yì xíng cí

variant spelling of the same Chinese word, e.g. 筆劃 bǐ huà and 筆畫 bǐ huà
exact synonym and homonym written with different characters

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異: Look up this written character
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
詞: Look up this written character
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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Mandarin tones

4–2–2 · yi4 xing2 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 jing4 ci4

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noun

variant forms of the same word (Chinese words that are identical in meaning and pronunciation but are written with different characters)

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