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翼

yì word C2
  1. wing
  2. area surrounding the bullseye of a target
  3. to assist
  4. one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
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  • Yìalternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)

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虽三尺童蒙,亦谓彪虎生翼,将见汉室复兴,曹氏即灭矣;
三国演义(第四十三回), p. 4 · C2
俄顷翼归,策良马,盛舆衞。
世说新语(四篇), p. 9 · C2
」妇告翼,翼便为于道开卤簿盘马,始两转,坠马堕地,意色自若。
世说新语(四篇), p. 9 · C2

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