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Chinese
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to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth |
grain; corn
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| trad. (布穀)
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布
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穀
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| simp. (布谷)
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布
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谷
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| alternative forms
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勃姑
撥穀／拨谷
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of the characteristic two-note call of the cuckoos.
Literally “to spread grain” – The cuckoos' chirps are usually heard during the seed-sowing times, and their call symbolises the commencement of a new farming season.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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布
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穀
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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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bù
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gǔ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ puH ›
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‹ kuwk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pˁa-s/
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/*ˁok/
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| English
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cloth
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grain
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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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布
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穀
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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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3495
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7423
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Phonetic
component
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父
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殻
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Rime
group
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魚
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屋
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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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穀
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Old
Chinese
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/*paːs/
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/*kloːɡ/
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Noun
布穀
- (～鳥) cuckoo
Synonyms