yāo érdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) youngest son
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Original source entry:

么兒 幺儿 [yao1 er2] /(coll.) youngest son/

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Other forms in these source records: 么兒

  • 幺
    yāo

    youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yāo], to shout

    Yāo

    surname Yao

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

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