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Chinese
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's; him/her/it; this
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brave
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| trad. (匹夫之勇)
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匹夫
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之
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勇
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| simp. #(匹夫之勇)
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匹夫
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之
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勇
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| Literally: “the courage of the ordinary man”.
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Etymology
From Mencius (《孟子·梁惠王下》):
對曰：「王請無好小勇。夫撫劍疾視曰：『彼惡敢當我哉！』此匹夫之勇，敵一人者也。王請大之！ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
对曰：「王请无好小勇。夫抚剑疾视曰：『彼恶敢当我哉！』此匹夫之勇，敌一人者也。王请大之！ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Duì yuē: “Wáng qǐng wú hǎo xiǎo yǒng. Fú fǔjiàn jíshì yuē: ‘Bǐ wū gǎn dāng wǒ zāi!’ Cǐ pǐfū zhī yǒng, dí yīrén zhě yě. Wáng qǐng dà zhī!
- "I beg your Majesty," was the reply, "not to love small valour. If a man brandishes his sword, looks fiercely, and says, 'How dare he withstand me?' - this is the valour of a common man, who can be the opponent only of a single individual. I beg your Majesty to greaten it."
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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匹
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夫
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之
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勇
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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滂 (2)
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幫 (1)
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章 (23)
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以 (36)
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| Final (韻)
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質 (48)
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虞 (24)
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之 (19)
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鍾 (7)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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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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III
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| Fanqie
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譬吉切
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甫無切
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止而切
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余隴切
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| Baxter
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phjit
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pju
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tsyi
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yowngX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/pʰiɪt̚/
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/pɨo/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/jɨoŋX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/pʰit̚/
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/pio/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/jioŋX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/pʰjet̚/
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/pio/
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/t͡ɕie/
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/ioŋX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/pʰit̚/
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/puə̆/
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/cɨ/
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/juawŋX/
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Li
Rong
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/pʰiĕt̚/
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/pio/
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/t͡ɕiə/
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/ioŋX/
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Wang
Li
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/pʰĭĕt̚/
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/pĭu/
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/t͡ɕĭə/
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/jĭwoŋX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/pʰi̯ĕt̚/
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/pi̯u/
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/t͡ɕi/
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/i̯woŋX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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pi
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fū
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zhī
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yǒng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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pat1
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fu1
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zi1
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jung5
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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匹
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夫
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之
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之
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勇
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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pǐ
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fū
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zhī
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zhī
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yǒng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ phjit ›
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‹ pju ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ yowngX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pʰi/
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/*p(r)a/
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/*tə/
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/*tə/
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/*loŋʔ/
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| English
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one of a pair
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man
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go to
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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brave
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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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匹
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夫
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之
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勇
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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9737
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3274
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17188
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15449
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Phonetic
component
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匹
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夫
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之
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用
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Rime
group
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質
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魚
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之
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東
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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匹
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跗
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之
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勇
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Old
Chinese
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/*pʰid/
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/*pa/
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/*tjɯ/
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/*loŋʔ/
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Idiom
匹夫之勇
- foolhardiness; courage without wisdom or prudence