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喜雨 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad |
rain
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| trad. (喜雨)
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喜
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雨
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| simp. #(喜雨)
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喜
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雨
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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喜
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雨
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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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xǐ
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yǔ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ xiX ›
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‹ hjuX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰ(r)əʔ/
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/*C.ɢʷ(r)aʔ/
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| English
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joy; rejoice
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rain
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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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喜
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雨
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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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13416
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15952
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Phonetic
component
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喜
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雨
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Rime
group
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之
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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喜
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羽
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰlɯʔ/
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/*ɢʷaʔ/
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Noun
喜雨
- timely rain; seasonable rain; welcome rain after a prolonged drought
Synonyms