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大月氏

Dà Yuè zhī

3-character word

What 大月氏 means

1. the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi {月氏|Yuè zhī} people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

The characters in 大月氏

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 月yuèmoon; month; monthly
• 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏; (bound form) maiden name; née…

Sounds the same

Read Dà Yuè zhī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 大月支variant of 大月氏

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