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Chinese
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south
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to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap |
simp. and trad.
(南冠)
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南
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冠
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| Literally: “southern-style headdress”.
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Etymology
In reference to Zhong Yi (鍾儀) of Chu, Lord of Yun (鄖) and master of music, who refused to take off his Chu-style clothing while imprisoned in Jin.
晉侯觀于軍府，見鍾儀，問之曰：「南冠而縶者，誰也？」
晋侯观于军府，见钟仪，问之曰：「南冠而絷者，谁也？」 - From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Jìnhóu guān yú jūnfǔ, jiàn Zhōng Yí, wènzhī yuē: “Nánguān ér zhí zhě, shéi yě?”
- The Marquis of Jin, who was inspecting the army warehouse, met Zhong Yi and asked him, "You who are still wearing a southern-style headdress while bound in chains, who are you?"
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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南
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冠
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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nán
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guān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nom ›
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‹ kwan ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*nˁm/
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/*ˁor/
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| English
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south
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cap (n.)
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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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南
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冠
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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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9355
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16107
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Phonetic
component
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南
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元
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Rime
group
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侵
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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南
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官
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Old
Chinese
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/*nuːm/
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/*kŋoːn/
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Noun
南冠
- (literary, metonymic) people from the south
- (literary, poetic, figurative) prisoner
西陸蟬聲唱，南冠客思侵。
西陆蝉声唱，南冠客思侵。 - From: Luo Binwang, c. 679–684. Singing Praises of Cicadas in Prison (《在獄詠蟬》), translated by Betty Tseng.
- Xīlù chánshēng chàng, nánguān kèsī qīn.
- West of here, cicadas sing their songs,
Besieging this imprisoned southerner with homesickness.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Betty Tseng (2011) 093 駱賓王 – 在獄詠蟬并序 (in Chinese), archived from the original on 2020-04-20