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Pronunciation
:
āi
Meaning
:
fine dust, Egypt
Etymology
:
Earth 土 + phonetic 矣. (
phono-semantic compound
).
Traditional character
: 埃 (the same)
Found in
:
Bai JuYi's 长恨歌
Word of the day on: 08.30.09