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Chinese
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
knit the brows
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
laugh; smile
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| trad. (一顰一笑)
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一
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顰
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一
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笑
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| simp. (一颦一笑)
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一
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颦
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一
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笑
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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一
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顰
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笑
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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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| Initial (聲)
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影 (34)
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並 (3)
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心 (16)
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| Final (韻)
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質 (48)
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眞 (43)
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宵 (91)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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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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| Division (等)
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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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符眞切
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私妙切
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| Baxter
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'jit
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bjin
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sjewH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ʔiɪt̚/
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/biɪn/
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/siᴇuH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ʔit̚/
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/bin/
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/siɛuH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ʔjet̚/
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/bjen/
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/sjæuH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ʔit̚/
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/bin/
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/siawH/
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Li
Rong
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/ʔiĕt̚/
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/biĕn/
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/siɛuH/
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Wang
Li
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/ĭĕt̚/
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/bĭĕn/
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/sĭɛuH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ʔi̯ĕt̚/
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/bʱi̯ĕn/
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/si̯ɛuH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yi
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pín
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xiào
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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jat1
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pan4
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siu3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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一
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笑
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yī
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xiào
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjit ›
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‹ sjewH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔi/
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/*aw-s/
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| English
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one
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to laugh
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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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顰
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笑
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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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| No.
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14833
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9797
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14621
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Phonetic
component
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一
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頻
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夭
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Rime
group
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質
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眞
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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一
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頻
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𥬇
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Old
Chinese
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/*qliɡ/
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/*bin/
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/*sqʰows/
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| Notes
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原下從犬，注或作此。漢書作八下夭
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Idiom
一顰一笑
- every frown and smile; every facial expression
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