轶闻

Traditional: 軼聞

yì wén

Dictionary entry

anecdote

What does 轶闻 mean?

轶闻 (yì wén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1anecdote

2apocryphal story

Character breakdown

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轶yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚[yi4]) · (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding (variant of 逸[yi4])闻Wénsurname Wen

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轶闻

yì wén

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