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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The crowned gibbon (
Hylobates pileatus ), native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called alsowooyen , andwooyen ape .
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- noun The crowned gibbon ,
pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus )
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Examples
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Lately, the tang yen or tong yuen which is glutinous rice balls in syrup have improved.
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Anne wrote: punishbot: silence you screams of pain mean nothing to me han: seriously punishbot, get some help. thats five kids this week yuen: hehe go for for the balls
Bright Western knick-knack challenge!!! « Third Point of Singularity 2009
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Corey yuen should paly the game first before he started to direct the movie.
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No need to pick up any cash, either -- you've still got plenty of yuen (the single Asian currency) left over from your previous stops, including Tokyo and Seoul.
Building Blocks 2007
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Why Shih Ming De broke his promise not to start the movement once the 100 million yuen was collected?
NY Sun: Good article on Shih, Lin, and Political Assaults on President Chen Michael Turton 2006
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He said the sitting movement will start right away when 100 million yuen is reached.
NY Sun: Good article on Shih, Lin, and Political Assaults on President Chen Michael Turton 2006
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In the centre were the two little battleships, with the armoured cruisers, "Lai-yuen" and "King-yuen," to right and left of them.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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Away to the left flank and rear of the line, and nearer the shore, was the small, armour-clad "Ping-yuen," the corvette "Kwang-ping," and four torpedo boats.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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The "Ting-yuen" had 14 killed and 20 wounded, the "Chen-yuen" 7 killed and 15 wounded.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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The Pang-hoo or Pescadore Islands, which lie between it and the province of Foo-Kien, compose with Formosa, one Foo, or department of that province, and are subject to its Foo-yuen or Governor.
Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas W. Hastings Macaulay
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