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Chinese
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not; no
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to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
very; extremely; more (than) very; extremely; more (than); what |
to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort |
| trad. (不求甚解)
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不
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求
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甚
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解
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| simp. #(不求甚解)
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不
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求
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甚
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解
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| Literally: “not requiring a detailed understanding”.
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Etymology
好讀書，不求甚解，每有會意，便欣然忘食。
好读书，不求甚解，每有会意，便欣然忘食。 - From: 《五柳先生傳》
- Hào dúshū, bùqiúshènjiě, měi yǒu huìyì, biàn xīnrán wàng shí.
- He delights in reading but does not seek abstruse explanations. Whenever there is something of which he apprehends the meaning, he is so happy that he often forgets his meals.
Originally means "trying to comprehend the idea as a whole, without paying excessive attention to any single word".
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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不
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求
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甚
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解
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| Reading #
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3/3
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1/1
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2/2
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2/4
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| Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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群 (30)
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常 (25)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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物 (60)
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尤 (136)
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侵 (139)
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佳 (31)
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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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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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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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II
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| Fanqie
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分勿切
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巨鳩切
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時鴆切
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佳買切
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| Baxter
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pjut
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gjuw
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dzyimH
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keaX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/pɨut̚/
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/ɡɨu/
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/d͡ʑiɪmH/
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/kˠɛX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/piut̚/
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/ɡiu/
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/d͡ʑimH/
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/kᵚæX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/piuət̚/
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/ɡiəu/
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/d͡ʑjemH/
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/kæiX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/put̚/
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/guw/
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/d͡ʑimH/
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/kaɨjX/
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Li
Rong
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/piuət̚/
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/ɡiu/
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/ʑiəmH/
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/kɛX/
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Wang
Li
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/pĭuət̚/
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/ɡĭəu/
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/ʑĭĕmH/
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/kaiX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/gi̯ə̯u/
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/ʑi̯əmH/
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/kaiX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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fu
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qiú
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shèn
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jiǎ
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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fat1
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kau4
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sam6
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gaai2
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Idiom
不求甚解
- to not seek deep understanding; to know things only on a superficial level