liǎng yàng dōng xidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
two distinct things
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Original source entry:

兩樣東西 两样东西 [liang3 yang4 dong1 xi5] /two distinct things/

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Other forms in these source records: 兩樣東西

  • 两
    liǎng

    two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)

  • 样
    yàng

    manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type

  • 东
    dōng

    east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord

    Dōng

    surname Dong

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

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