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Chinese
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surname; province of Jiangsu
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to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more |
| trad. (吳越)
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吳
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越
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| simp. (吴越)
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吴
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越
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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吳
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越
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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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wú
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yuè
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ngu ›
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‹ hjwot ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋʷˁa/
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/*ʷat/
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| English
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shout; name of a state
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pass over
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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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吳
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越
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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| No.
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13094
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16333
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Phonetic
component
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吳
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戉
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Rime
group
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魚
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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吾
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越
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋʷaː/
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/*ɢʷad/
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| Notes
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金文象對人口出大聲，
令其震驚而側首避讓，
馮時說
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Proper noun
吳越
- (historical) states of Wu and Yue (two kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn period)
- area around Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the states of Wu and Yue were located
- (historical) Wuyue (one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties period)
Noun
吳越
- (figurative) perpetual archenemies
Derived terms