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Chinese
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mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm |
light; ray; bright
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like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
dust; dirt; earth
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| trad. (和光同塵)
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和
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光
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同
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塵
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| simp. (和光同尘)
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和
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光
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同
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尘
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Etymology
From Tao Te Ching, Chapter 4:
The sentence quoted above reappears in Chapter 56.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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和
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光
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同
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塵
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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匣 (33)
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見 (28)
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定 (7)
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澄 (11)
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| Final (韻)
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戈 (95)
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唐 (102)
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東 (1)
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眞 (44)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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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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Closed
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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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I
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I
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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戸戈切
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古黃切
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徒紅切
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直珍切
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| Baxter
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hwa
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kwang
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duwng
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drin
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɦuɑ/
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/kwɑŋ/
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/duŋ/
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/ɖˠiɪn/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɦuɑ/
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/kʷɑŋ/
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/duŋ/
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/ɖᵚin/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɣuɑ/
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/kuɑŋ/
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/duŋ/
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/ȡien/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɦwa/
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/kwaŋ/
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/dəwŋ/
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/ɖjin/
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Li
Rong
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/ɣuɑ/
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/kuɑŋ/
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/duŋ/
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/ȡjĕn/
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Wang
Li
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/ɣuɑ/
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/kuɑŋ/
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/duŋ/
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/ȡǐĕn/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ɣuɑ/
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/kwɑŋ/
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/dʱuŋ/
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/ȡʱi̯ĕn/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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huó
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guāng
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tóng
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chén
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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wo4
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gwong1
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tung4
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can4
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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和
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光
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同
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塵
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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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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hé
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guāng
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tóng
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chén
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hwa ›
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‹ kwang ›
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‹ duwng ›
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‹ drin ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁoj/
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/*kʷˁaŋ/
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/*lˁoŋ/
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/*rə/
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| English
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harmonious
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light, brightness
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together, join
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dust (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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和
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光
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同
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塵
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| Reading #
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1/2
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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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4932
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4506
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12446
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1397
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Phonetic
component
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禾
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光
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同
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塵
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Rime
group
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歌
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陽
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東
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文
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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0
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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和
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同
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陳
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡoːl/
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/*kʷaːŋ/
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/*doːŋ/
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/*rdɯn/
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| Notes
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灮隸變
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甲金文象有節筒管與口協合，
如此方能音律諧和，
爲筒（簫）初文
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Idiom
和光同塵
- to refrain from showing one's ability and drift with the tide
Synonyms