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例言

lì yán

2-character word

What 例言 means

1. introductory remarks

The characters in 例言

• 例lìexample; precedent; rule
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Sounds the same

Read lì yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

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• 栗鳽(bird species of China) Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi)

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