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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
博
|
古
|
通
|
今
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| Initial (聲)
|
幫 (1)
|
見 (28)
|
透 (6)
|
見 (28)
|
| Final (韻)
|
鐸 (104)
|
模 (23)
|
東 (1)
|
侵 (140)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
I
|
I
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
補各切
|
公戸切
|
他紅切
|
居吟切
|
| Baxter
|
pak
|
kuX
|
thuwng
|
kim
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/pwɑk̚/
|
/kuoX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/kˠiɪm/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/pʷɑk̚/
|
/kuoX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/kᵚim/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/puɑk̚/
|
/koX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/kiem/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/pwak̚/
|
/kɔX/
|
/tʰəwŋ/
|
/kjim/
|
Li
Rong
|
/puɑk̚/
|
/koX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/kjəm/
|
Wang
Li
|
/puɑk̚/
|
/kuX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/kĭĕm/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/pwɑk̚/
|
/kuoX/
|
/tʰuŋ/
|
/ki̯əm/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
bo
|
gǔ
|
tōng
|
jīn
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
bok3
|
gu2
|
tung1
|
gam1
|
Idiom
博古通今
- to possess a wide knowledge of things ancient and modern; erudite and informed