大月氏

Dà Yuè zhī

Dictionary entry

the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

What does 大月氏 mean?

大月氏 (Dà Yuè zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)月yuèmoon · month 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan") · (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

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