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永乐大典

Yǒng lè Dà diǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)
Sources & editorial notes

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-5b8c11874ada3e07. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

永樂大典 永乐大典 [Yong3 le4 Da4 dian3] /the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 永樂大典

  • 永
    yǒng

    forever / always / perpetual

  • 乐
    lào

    used in place names

    lè

    happy / cheerful / to laugh

    yuè

    music

    Lè

    surname Le

    Yuè

    surname Yue

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 典
    diǎn

    canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.