裔 胄

yì zhòudictionary entry

descendants / offspring

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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:

裔胄裔胄 [yi4 zhou4] /descendants/offspring/

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Character information

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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
胄
zhòu
helmet / descendants

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