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Simplified乙未
Traditional乙未
Pinyinyǐ wèi
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Chinese word dictionary
乙未
yǐ wèi · thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
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未来wèilái
future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
从未cóngwèinever
未wèinot yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
未必wèibìnot necessarily; maybe not
未成年人wèichéngniánrénminor (i.e. person under 18)