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饐

Mandarin · pinyin yì

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) to rot due to moisture
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) pickled food
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a type of pastry made from lotus seedpod juice, tangerine leaf juice, honey and rice flour

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 噎 (yē, “to choke”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 咽 (yè, “to make a hoarse sound”)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be full (after eating)

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