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軼事遺聞

简轶事遗闻 · 繁軼事遺聞

Mandarin · pinyin yì shì yí wén

anecdote (about historical person)
lost or apocryphal story

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軼: Look up this written character
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
遺: Look up this written character
聞: Look up this written character
轶: yì · rush forth; surpass, excel
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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4–4–2–2 · yi4 shi4 yi2 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat6 si6 wai4 man4

Cantonese word readings for 軼事遺聞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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