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Chinese
Etymology
The term has been started to detach from its literal meaning since the times of the Classic of Poetry. Cf. 如何, which has undergone a similar route.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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云
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何
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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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yún
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hé
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ hjun ›
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‹ ha ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʷə/
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/*ˁaj/
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| English
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say
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what
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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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云
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何
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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16363
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7458
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Phonetic
component
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云
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可
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Rime
group
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文
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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雲
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何
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɢun/
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/*ɡaːl/
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Adverb
云何
- (often in a rhetorical question) how; why
既見君子，云何不樂？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
既见君子，云何不乐？ [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jì jiàn jūnzǐ, yúnhé bù lè?
- Having seen the princely lord, shall we not rejoice? (lit. "how can one say we do not rejoice?")
此法當失，云何得遂有天下？ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
此法当失，云何得遂有天下？ [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
- Cǐ fǎ dāng shī, yúnhé dé suì yǒu tiānxià?
- This strategy leads to certain ruin! Why did he ended up on the throne?
大將軍平素與江州云何？而汝欲歸之。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
大将军平素与江州云何？而汝欲归之。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5th century CE
- Dàjiāngjūn píngsù yǔ Jiāngzhōu yúnhé? Ér rǔ yù guī zhī.
- (You know quite clearly) how the Marshal's relation with (the Governor of) Jiangzhou has been. Yet you still want to seek refuge there?
Phrase
云何
- what is ...? what does ... mean?
- (literally) what does ... say?