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Chinese
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look up
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's; him/her/it; this
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full; to fill
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high; tall
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| trad. (仰之彌高)
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仰
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之
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彌
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高
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| simp. (仰之弥高)
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仰
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之
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弥
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高
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| Literally: “the more looked up at, the higher it seems”.
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 9 (《論語·子罕》):
顏淵喟然歎曰「仰之彌高，鑽之彌堅，瞻之在前，忽焉在後！…… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
颜渊喟然叹曰「仰之弥高，钻之弥坚，瞻之在前，忽焉在后！…… [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē “yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuān zhī mí jiān, zhān zhī zài qián, hū yān zài hòu!......
- Yan Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind.…
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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仰
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之
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彌
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高
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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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| Initial (聲)
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疑 (31)
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章 (23)
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明 (4)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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陽 (105)
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之 (19)
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支 (11)
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豪 (89)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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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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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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I
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| Fanqie
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魚兩切
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止而切
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武移切
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古勞切
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| Baxter
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ngjangX
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tsyi
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mjie
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kaw
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ŋɨɐŋX/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/miᴇ/
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/kɑu/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ŋiɐŋX/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/miɛ/
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/kɑu/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ŋiɑŋX/
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/t͡ɕie/
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/mjɛ/
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/kɑu/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ŋɨaŋX/
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/cɨ/
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/miə̆/
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/kaw/
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Li
Rong
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/ŋiaŋX/
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/t͡ɕiə/
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/mie/
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/kɑu/
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Wang
Li
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/ŋĭaŋX/
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/t͡ɕĭə/
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/mǐe/
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/kɑu/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/ŋi̯aŋX/
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/t͡ɕi/
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/mie̯/
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/kɑu/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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yǎng
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zhī
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mí
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gāo
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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joeng5
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zi1
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mei4
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gou1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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仰
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之
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彌
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高
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yǎng
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zhī
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mí
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gāo
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ngjangX ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ mjie ›
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‹ kaw ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*C.ŋaŋʔ/
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/*tə/
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/*m-nə/
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/*Cə.ˁaw/
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| English
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lift the face, look up
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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to complete
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high, tall
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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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仰
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之
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彌
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高
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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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| No.
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31
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17188
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2808
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3726
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Phonetic
component
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卬
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之
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爾
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高
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Rime
group
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陽
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之
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歌
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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2
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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仰
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之
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彌
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髙
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋaŋʔ/
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/*tjɯ/
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/*mnel/
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/*kaːw/
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Idiom
仰之彌高
- to hold in high esteem