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木乃伊

mù nǎi yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-15793b73617ac4e7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

木乃伊 木乃伊 [mu4 nai3 yi1] /(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)/

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Character information

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  • 木
    mù

    (bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden

    Mù

    surname Mu

  • 乃
    nǎi

    to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon

  • 伊
    yī

    (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that / (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yī lā kè]) / (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yī lǎng])

    Yī

    surname Yi

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