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月氏
yuèzhī
Main
English Definitionancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
Simplified Script月氏
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyuèzhī
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄩㄝˋ ㄓ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jyut6zi1
Word Decomposition
月yuèmoon; month; monthly
氏zhīsee 月氏 and 阏氏

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Words With Same Head Word    
月台yuètáirailway platform
月饼yuèbǐngmooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
月球yuèqiúthe moon
月光yuèguāngmoonlight
月分yuèfènmonth; also written 月分
Words With Same Tail Word    
阏氏yānzhīformal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
大月氏dàyuè zhīthe Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏 people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
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