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Chinese
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outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external
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misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble misfortune; suffer (from illness); trouble; danger; worry; to contract (a disease)
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| trad. (外患)
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外
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患
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| simp. #(外患)
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外
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患
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| Literally: “external disaster”.
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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外
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患
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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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wài
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huàn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ngwajH ›
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‹ hwænH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʷˁa-s/
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/*ˁro-s/
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| English
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outside
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calamity; distress
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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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外
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患
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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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12606
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5364
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Phonetic
component
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外
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患
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Rime
group
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祭
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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外
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患
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Old
Chinese
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/*ŋʷaːds/
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/*ɡroːns/
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| Notes
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本從串（毌）聲
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Noun
外患
- foreign aggression; aggression from abroad
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
外患 • (gaikan) ←ぐわいくわん (gwaikwan)?
- external pressure; foreign threat
- Antonyms: 内患 (naikan), 内憂 (naiyū)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
外患 • (oehwan) (hangeul 외환)
- Hanja form? of 외환.