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Chinese
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execute (a plan); grasp
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a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip
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| trad. (執鞭)
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執
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鞭
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| simp. (执鞭)
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执
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鞭
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| Literally: “to hold a whip”.
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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執
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鞭
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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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zhí
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biān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyip ›
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‹ pjien ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ip/
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/*pe/
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| English
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seize
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whip (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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執
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鞭
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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17290
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770
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Phonetic
component
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執
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便
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Rime
group
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緝
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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執
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鞭
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjib/
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/*pen/
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| Notes
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甲金文象梏人雙手，
幸象梏非聲
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便轉註字
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Verb
執鞭
- (literary) to drive a coach
子曰：「富而可求也，雖執鞭之士，吾亦為之。如不可求，從吾所好。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「富而可求也，虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之。如不可求，从吾所好。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Fù ér kě qiú yě, suī zhíbiān zhī shì, wú yì wéizhī. Rú bùkě qiú, cóng wú suǒhào.”
- The Master said, "If the search for riches is sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with whip in hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love."
假令晏子而在，余雖爲之執鞭，所忻慕焉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
假令晏子而在，余虽为之执鞭，所忻慕焉。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Jiǎlìng Yànzǐ ér zài, yú suī wèizhī zhíbiān, suǒ xīnmù yān.
- Were Yan Ying alive, even if I were to be a coachman for him, there shall be where my joy and admiration lie.