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Chinese
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
exhausted; poor
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sky; blue sky
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
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| trad. (上窮碧落下黃泉)
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上
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窮
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碧落
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下
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黃泉
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| simp. (上穷碧落下黄泉)
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上
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穷
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碧落
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下
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黄泉
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| Literally: “(Searched) thoroughly up in the blue beyond (as well as) down in the Yellow Springs (below the earth).”
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Etymology
From the Song of Everlasting Regret in 806 CE, by poet Bai Juyi:
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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上
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窮
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碧
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落
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下
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黃
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泉
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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常 (25)
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群 (30)
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幫 (1)
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來 (37)
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匣 (33)
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匣 (33)
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從 (15)
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| Final (韻)
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陽 (105)
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東 (2)
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昔 (124)
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鐸 (103)
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麻 (98)
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唐 (102)
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仙 (78)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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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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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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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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I
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II
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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時掌切
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渠弓切
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彼役切
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盧各切
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胡駕切
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胡光切
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疾緣切
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| Baxter
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dzyangX
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gjuwng
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pjiek
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lak
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haeH
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hwang
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dzjwen
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/d͡ʑɨɐŋX/
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/ɡɨuŋ/
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/pwiᴇk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɦˠaH/
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/ɦwɑŋ/
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/d͡ziuᴇn/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/d͡ʑiɐŋX/
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/ɡiuŋ/
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/pʷiɛk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɦᵚaH/
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/ɦʷɑŋ/
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/d͡zʷiɛn/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/d͡ʑiɑŋX/
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/ɡiuŋ/
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/piuæk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɣaH/
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/ɣuɑŋ/
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/d͡zjuæn/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/d͡ʑɨaŋX/
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/guwŋ/
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/pwiajk̚/
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/lak̚/
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/ɦaɨH/
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/ɦwaŋ/
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/d͡zwian/
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Li
Rong
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/ʑiaŋX/
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/ɡiuŋ/
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/piuɛk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɣaH/
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/ɣuɑŋ/
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/d͡ziuɛn/
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Wang
Li
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/ʑĭaŋX/
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/ɡĭuŋ/
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/pĭwɛk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɣaH/
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/ɣuɑŋ/
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/d͡zĭwɛn/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ʑi̯aŋX/
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/gi̯uŋ/
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/pi̯wɛk̚/
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/lɑk̚/
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/ɣaH/
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/ɣwɑŋ/
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/d͡zʱi̯wɛn/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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shàng
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qióng
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bi
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luò
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xià
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huáng
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quán
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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soeng6
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kung4
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bik1
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lok6
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haa6
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wong4
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cyun4
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Idiom
上窮碧落下黃泉
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乃見桂英披髮仗劍，指罵：「王魁負義漢，我上窮碧落下黃泉，尋汝不見，汝卻在此。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
乃见桂英披发仗剑，指骂：「王魁负义汉，我上穷碧落下黄泉，寻汝不见，汝却在此。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Southern Song, 羅燁 (Luo Ye), 《醉翁談錄·卷二·王魁負心桂英死報》
- Nǎi jiàn Guìyīng pīfà zhàngjiàn, zhǐmà: “Wáng Kuí fùyìhàn, wǒ shàng qióng bìluò xià huángquán, xún rǔ bùjiàn, rǔ què zài cǐ.”
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我們不是讀書的人，我們只是上窮碧落下黃泉，動手動腳找東西。 [MSC, trad.]
我们不是读书的人，我们只是上穷碧落下黄泉，动手动脚找东西。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1928, Fu Ssu-nien, 《歷史語言研究所工作之旨趣》
- Wǒmen bùshì dúshū de rén, wǒmen zhǐshì shàng qióng bìluò xià huángquán, dòngshǒudòngjiǎo zhǎo dōngxī.
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