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Chinese
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as (if); such as
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shoe; to tread on
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thin; slight; meagre thin; slight; meagre; small; ungenerous; unkind; mean; frivolous; despise; belittle; to approach; to go near; peppermint |
ice
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| trad. (如履薄冰)
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如
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履
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薄
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冰
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| simp. #(如履薄冰)
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如
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履
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薄
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冰
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| Literally: “like treading on thin ice”.
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Etymology
See 戰戰兢兢／战战兢兢 (zhànzhànjīngjīng).
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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如
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履
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薄
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冰
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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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| Initial (聲)
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日 (38)
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來 (37)
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並 (3)
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幫 (1)
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| Final (韻)
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魚 (22)
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脂 (15)
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鐸 (104)
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蒸 (133)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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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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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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人諸切
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力几切
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傍各切
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筆陵切
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| Baxter
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nyo
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lijX
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bak
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ping
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ȵɨʌ/
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/liɪX/
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/bwɑk̚/
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/pɨŋ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ȵiɔ/
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/liX/
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/bʷɑk̚/
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/pɨŋ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ȵʑiɔ/
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/ljɪX/
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/buɑk̚/
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/pieŋ/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ȵɨə̆/
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/liX/
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/bwak̚/
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/piŋ/
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Li
Rong
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/ȵiɔ/
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/liX/
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/buɑk̚/
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/piəŋ/
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Wang
Li
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/ȵʑĭo/
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/liX/
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/buɑk̚/
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/pĭəŋ/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ȵʑi̯wo/
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/liX/
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/bʱwɑk̚/
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/pi̯əŋ/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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rú
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lǐ
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bó
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bīng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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jyu4
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lei5
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bok6
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bing1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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如
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履
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薄
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冰
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| Reading #
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2/2
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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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rú
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lǚ
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bó
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bīng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nyo ›
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‹ lijX ›
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‹ bak ›
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‹ ping ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*na/
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/*ijʔ/
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/*ˁak/
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/*p.rəŋ/ (dialect: *p.r- > *pr-)
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| English
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as, like, if
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tread on; sandal
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thin
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ice
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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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如
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履
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薄
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冰
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冰
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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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2/2
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| No.
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9623
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8603
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3487
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856
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860
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Phonetic
component
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女
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履
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甫
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仌
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仌
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Rime
group
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魚
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脂
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鐸
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蒸
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蒸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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如
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履
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泊
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冫
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凝
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Old
Chinese
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/*nja/
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/*riʔ/
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/*baːɡ/
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/*pŋrɯŋ/
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/*ŋrɯŋ/
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| Notes
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說文一曰屍聲，
甲文爲眉聲
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筆陵切注又切
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Idiom
如履薄冰
- (figurative) in a careful manner; acting with extreme caution; like skating on thin ice