noun
yue
YOO-ay
noun
1
A traditional unit of volume used in ancient China, roughly equal to the space taken up by 1,200 millet seeds.
"The old text measured grain rations in yue."
name
1
A major group of Chinese language varieties, including Cantonese, spoken mainly in southern China.
"Her grandmother still spoke Yue at home."
How to Use Yue
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither an old Chinese volume measurement or the family of Chinese languages that includes Cantonese.
Word Forms
yue plural, yues plural, yue plural, yues plural
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Etymology
From the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 龠 (yuè), the name for the ancient volume unit; the language sense is a separate, unrelated use of the same romanized spelling.