以物易物

yǐ wù yì wù

Dictionary entry

to barter

What does 以物易物 mean?

以物易物 (yǐ wù yì wù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to barter

2barter

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]物wù(bound form) thing · (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself 易Yìsurname Yi · I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])

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以物易物

yǐ wù yì wù

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