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Chinese
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ride; mount; make use of ride; mount; make use of; take advantage of; multiply; to avail of; to ride
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power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
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trad. (乘勢)
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乘
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勢
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simp. (乘势)
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乘
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势
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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乘
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勢
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Reading #
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1/3
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chéng
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shì
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Middle Chinese
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‹ zying ›
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‹ syejH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*Cə.ləŋ/
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/*ŋ̊et-s/
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English
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ride (v.)
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circumstances, setting
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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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乘
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勢
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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No.
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1452
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15089
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Phonetic component
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乘
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埶
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Rime group
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蒸
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祭
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Rime subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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繩
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丗
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Old Chinese
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/*ɦljɯŋ/
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/*hŋjeds/
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Verb
乘勢 (literary, intransitive)
- to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of a favorable situation
- (formal) to make use of one's power
Synonyms