created sense approved 衍 · yǎn · to spread out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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to spread out
(bound form) to spread out; to develop; to multiply or proliferate, as in [[繁衍|繁衍|fan2 yan3]]
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created sense approved 衍 · yǎn · superfluous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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superfluous
(bound form) redundant; used to describe extra or erroneous characters added during the copying or printing of a text
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created sense approved 衍 · yǎn · to overflow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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to overflow
(literary) to overflow, as water or liquid might spill over or flood
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created sense approved 衍 · yǎn · to elaborate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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yǎn
to elaborate
(bound form) to elaborate on; to amplify or develop a theme, as in [[敷衍|敷衍|fu1 yan3]]
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created sense approved 衍 · yǎn · surname — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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surname
a Chinese surname
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