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支与流裔

zhī yǔ liú yìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. branches and descendants / of a similar kind / related
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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.

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Original source entry:

支與流裔 支与流裔 [zhi1 yu3 liu2 yi4] /lit. branches and descendants/of a similar kind/related/

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Other forms in these source records: 支與流裔

  • 支
    zhī

    to support / to sustain / to erect / to raise / branch / division / to draw money / classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

    Zhī

    surname Zhi

  • 与
    yú

    See the full entry for source details.

    yǔ

    (formal) and / together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with / from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yǔ tā wò shǒu] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yǔ qù nián bù tóng] "different from last year") / (literary) to give / to grant / to bestow

    yù

    to take part in

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 裔
    yì

    (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Huá yì] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.