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異樣

简异样 · 繁異樣

Mandarin · pinyin yì yàng

difference
peculiar

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異: Look up this written character
樣: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style
异: yì · different, unusual, strange
样: yàng · shape, form, pattern, style

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4–4 · yi4 yang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji6 joeng2 · ji6 joeng6

Cantonese word readings for 異樣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

different
unusual; peculiar

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