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轶事遗闻

yì shì yí wéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
anecdote (about historical person) / lost or apocryphal story
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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:

軼事遺聞 轶事遗闻 [yi4 shi4 yi2 wen2] /anecdote (about historical person)/lost or apocryphal story/

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Other forms in these source records: 軼事遺聞

  • 轶
    yì

    (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚[yì]) / (bound form) to surpass the ordinary / outstanding (variant of 逸[yì])

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 遗
    yí

    (bound form) to leave behind

  • 闻
    wén

    to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

    Wén

    surname Wen

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.