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委蛇

wēi yí

2-character word

What 委蛇 means

1. variant of {逶迤|wēi yí}
2. used in {虚与委蛇|xū yǔ wēi yí}

The characters in 委蛇

• 委wěito entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc)
• 蛇shésnake; serpent

Words containing 委蛇

• 虚与委蛇xū yǔ wēi yí(idiom) to feign civility

Sounds the same

Read wēi yí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 逶迤(literary) (of roads, rivers, mountain ranges etc) long and winding; meandering
• 威仪majestic presence; awe-inspiring manner

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