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Etymology of yue

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

An ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mention龠zh

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

An ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 籥 (yuè).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mention籥zh

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