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万能钥匙

wàn néng yào shidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
master key / skeleton key / passkey
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-70c76b41d30a4520. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

萬能鑰匙 万能钥匙 [wan4 neng2 yao4 shi5] /master key/skeleton key/passkey/

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Other forms in these source records: 萬能鑰匙

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 能
    néng

    can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

    Néng

    surname Neng

  • 钥
    yuè

    key / also pr. [yào]

  • 匙
    chí

    spoon

    shi

    used in 鑰匙|钥匙[yào shi]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.