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Chinese
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one sentence; something to say; brief remark
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to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
to cover; to shield; to screen to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal |
's; him/her/it; this
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| trad. (一言以蔽之)
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一言
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以
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蔽
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之
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| simp. #(一言以蔽之)
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一言
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以
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蔽
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之
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
子曰：「詩三百，一言以蔽之，曰『思無邪』。」
子曰：「诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰『思无邪』。」 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Shī sānbǎi, yīyán yǐ bì zhī, yuē ‘sīwúxié’.”
- The Master said, "In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence — 'Having no depraved thoughts.'"
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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一
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言
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以
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蔽
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之
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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影 (34)
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疑 (31)
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以 (36)
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幫 (1)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
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質 (48)
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元 (65)
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之 (19)
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祭 (35)
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之 (19)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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於悉切
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語軒切
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羊己切
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必袂切
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止而切
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| Baxter
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'jit
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ngjon
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yiX
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pjiejH
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tsyi
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ʔiɪt̚/
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/ŋɨɐn/
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/jɨX/
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/piᴇiH/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ʔit̚/
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/ŋiɐn/
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/jɨX/
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/piɛiH/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ʔjet̚/
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/ŋiɐn/
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/ieX/
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/pjæiH/
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/t͡ɕie/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ʔit̚/
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/ŋɨan/
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/jɨX/
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/piajH/
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/cɨ/
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Li
Rong
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/ʔiĕt̚/
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/ŋiɐn/
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/iəX/
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/piɛiH/
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/t͡ɕiə/
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Wang
Li
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/ĭĕt̚/
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/ŋĭɐn/
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/jĭəX/
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/pĭɛiH/
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/t͡ɕĭə/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ʔi̯ĕt̚/
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/ŋɨ̯ɐn/
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/iX/
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/pi̯ɛiH/
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/t͡ɕi/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yi
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yán
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yǐ
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bì
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zhī
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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jat1
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jin4
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ji5
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bai3
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zi1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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一
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言
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以
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蔽
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之
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| Reading #
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1/1
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3/4
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1/1
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1/1
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yī
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yán
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yǐ
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bì
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zhī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjit ›
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‹ ngjon ›
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‹ yiX ›
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‹ pjiejH ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔi/
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/*ŋa/
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/*ləʔ/
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/*pe-s/
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/*tə/
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| English
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one
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speak; speech
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take, use
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cover (v.)
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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一
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言
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以
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蔽
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之
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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14833
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14271
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14929
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627
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17188
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Phonetic
component
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一
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言
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以
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敝
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之
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Rime
group
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質
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元
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之
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祭
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
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0
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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一
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言
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以
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蔽
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之
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Old
Chinese
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/*qliɡ/
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/*ŋan/
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/*lɯʔ/
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/*peds/
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/*tjɯ/
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Idiom
一言以蔽之
- to summarize in a word; in a nutshell
Synonyms
Descendants
- → Japanese: 一言以って之を蔽う (ichigen motte kore o ōu) (calque)