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木乃伊

mùnǎiyī
noun #7,012

Measure Word

一具木乃伊 jù

Meanings

  1. 1 mummy (preserved body)

Examples

博物馆里有一具古埃及的木乃伊。
Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu yī jù gǔ Āijí de mùnǎiyī.
The museum has an ancient Egyptian mummy.
科学家正在研究这具木乃伊。
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū zhè jù mùnǎiyī.
Scientists are studying this mummy.

Tips

history
木乃伊 is a phonetic borrowing, likely from Persian 'mumiya' or Arabic 'mumiya', which entered Chinese centuries ago.
memory
The characters literally read 'wood-then-he' which is meaningless -- a clue that it's a transliteration, not a native Chinese word.

In Pop Culture

木乃伊归来 Mùnǎiyī Guīlái
The Mummy Returns
2001 adventure film

Stroke Order

木 mù
乃 nǎi
伊 yī