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Chinese
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not; no
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to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something) to agree; to consent; to be ready (to do something); willing |
| trad. (不肯)
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不
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肯
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| simp. #(不肯)
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不
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肯
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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不
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不
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不
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肯
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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溪 (29)
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| Final (韻)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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物 (60)
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登 (129)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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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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| 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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| Fanqie
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甫鳩切
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方久切
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分勿切
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苦等切
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| Baxter
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pjuw
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pjuwX
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pjut
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khongX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/pɨu/
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/pɨuX/
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/pɨut̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piut̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/piəu/
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/piəuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/puw/
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/puwX/
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/put̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Li
Rong
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Wang
Li
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/pĭəu/
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/pĭəuX/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/pi̯ə̯u/
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/pi̯ə̯uX/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/kʰəŋX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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fōu
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fǒu
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fu
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kěng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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fau1
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fau2
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fat1
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hang2
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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不
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肯
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bù
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kěn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pjuw ›
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‹ khongX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pə/
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/*kʰˁəŋʔ/
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| English
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not
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to be willing
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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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不
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不
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不
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肯
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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| No.
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1025
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1029
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1048
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7485
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Phonetic
component
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不
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不
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不
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肯
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Rime
group
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之
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之
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物
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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不
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缶
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弗
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肯
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Old
Chinese
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/*pɯ/
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/*pɯʔ/
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/*pɯ'/
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/*kʰɯːŋʔ/
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| Notes
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象花柎與本同源
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中古才促化
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說文作肎
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Verb
不肯
- to be unwilling to
他絲毫不肯讓步。 [MSC, trad.]
他丝毫不肯让步。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā sīháo bùkěn ràngbù.
- He won't make the slightest concession.
除了他以外，誰也不肯去。 [MSC, trad.]
除了他以外，谁也不肯去。 [MSC, simp.]- Chúle tā yǐwài, shéi yě bùkěn qù.
- Except for him, nobody else is willing to go.