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Chinese
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cold; poor; to tremble
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genial and warm
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simp. and trad.
(寒暄)
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寒
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暄
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| alternative forms
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寒喧
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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寒
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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hán
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ han ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*Cə.ˁa/
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| English
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cold
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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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寒
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暄
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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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4870
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14012
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Phonetic
component
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寒
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亘
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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寒
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暄
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡaːn/
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/*qʰʷan/
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| Notes
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集韻同煖見素問
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Noun
寒暄
- (literary) cold and warm
- (literary, figurative) cold and warm seasons; years
Verb
寒暄
- (literary) to enquire about another person's well-being (i.e. to inquire if they are feeling cold or warm)
主賓長揖，寒暄而外，不敢多設一語。
主宾长揖，寒暄而外，不敢多设一语。 - From: c. late 16th century, Tu Long,《冥寥子游》(The Travels of Mingliaozi), rendered into English by Lin Yutang
- Zhǔ bīn chángyī, hánxuān érwài, bùgǎn duō shè yī yǔ.
- A host and his visitor make a low bow to each other, yet besides a few casual remarks about the weather, dare not make another comment.
- (now often) to exchange pleasantries; to make small talk; to exchange greetings
2007, “好久不見 ”, 施立 (lyrics), performed by 陳奕迅:
你會不會忽然地出現 在街角的咖啡店 我會帶著笑臉 揮手寒暄 和你坐著聊聊天
你会不会忽然地出现 在街角的咖啡店 我会带着笑脸 挥手寒暄 和你坐着聊聊天 - nǐ huìbùhuì hūrán de chūxiàn, zài jiējiǎo de kāfēidiàn, wǒ huì dài zhe xiàoliǎn, huīshǒu hánxuān, hé nǐ zuò zhe liáoliáotiān
- Will you suddenly show up,
At the café around the street corner?
I would smile and wave to you,
Greet you, and have a chat with you.
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