yue
nounnounattested in dialogue
An ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds.
noun
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historicalAn ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds.
Etymology
The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè).
noun
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historicalAn ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in
Etymology
The atonal pinyin romanization of the standard Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 籥 (yuè).
Forms
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- yues
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yue · An ancient Chinese unit of volume, notionally equivalent to the space occupied by 1200 millet seeds.
Yue · The modern variety of Chinese, which includes Cantonese and…yuen · A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)Yuen · A surname.