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Chinese
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yes; only; alone
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life; fate
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be; yes; this
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let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey |
| trad. (唯命是聽)
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唯
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命
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是
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聽
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| simp. (唯命是听)
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唯
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命
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是
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听
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| alternative forms
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惟命是聽／惟命是听
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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唯
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命
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是
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聽
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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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1/2
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| Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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明 (4)
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常 (25)
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透 (6)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (16)
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庚 (111)
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支 (11)
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青 (125)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
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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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IV
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| Fanqie
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以追切
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眉病切
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承紙切
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他丁切
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| Baxter
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ywij
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mjaengH
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dzyeX
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theng
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/jiuɪ/
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/mˠiæŋH/
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/d͡ʑiᴇX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/jʷi/
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/mᵚiaŋH/
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/d͡ʑiɛX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/juɪ/
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/miaŋH/
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/d͡ʑjɛX/
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/tʰɛŋ/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/jwi/
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/miajŋH/
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/d͡ʑiə̆X/
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/tʰɛjŋ/
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Li
Rong
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/ui/
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/miɐŋH/
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/ʑieX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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Wang
Li
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/jwi/
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/mĭɐŋH/
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/ʑǐeX/
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/tʰieŋ/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/wi/
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/mi̯ɐŋH/
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/ʑie̯X/
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/tʰieŋ/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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wéi
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mìng
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shì
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tīng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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wai4
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ming6
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si6
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ting1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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唯
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命
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是
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聽
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wéi
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mìng
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shì
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tīng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ywij ›
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‹ mjængH ›
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‹ dzyeX ›
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‹ theng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɢʷij/ (< *ɢʷuj?)
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/*m-riŋ-s/ (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-, *-iŋ> *-eŋ)
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/*eʔ/
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/*l̥ˁeŋ/
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| English
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only
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command (n.)
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this
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listen
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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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Idiom
唯命是聽
- Synonym of 唯命是從 / 唯命是从 (wéimìngshìcóng, “to follow orders as if one's life depended on it; to do what one is told without fail”)