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元语言

yuán yǔ yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
metalanguage
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-68180f01580d7672. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

元語言 元语言 [yuan2 yu3 yan2] /metalanguage/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 元語言

  • 元
    yuán

    currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon

    Yuán

    surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 言
    yán

    words / speech / to say / to talk

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.