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Chinese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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彷
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徨
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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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páng
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huáng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ bang ›
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‹ hwang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁaŋ/
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/*ʷˁaŋ/
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| English
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bang-hwang hestitate
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彷徨 bang.hwang hesitate
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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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彷
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徨
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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3000
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12706
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Phonetic
component
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方
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王
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Rime
group
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陽
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陽
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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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傍
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黃
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Old
Chinese
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/*baːŋ/
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/*ɡʷaːŋ/
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| Notes
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見莊子
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見揚雄賦
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Verb
彷徨
- to walk back and forth; to roam around
- (figurative) to hesitate; to be irresolute; to be indecisive; to pause
- (literary, of wind) to revolve; to go round; to spiral
Synonyms
- (to walk back and forth):
- 反顧 / 反顾 (fǎngù) (literary)
- 彳亍 (chìchù) (literary, figurative)
- 徘徊 (figurative)
- 拿不定主意 (nábùdìng zhǔyì)
- 游移 (yóuyí)
- 猶疑 / 犹疑 (yóuyí)
- 猶豫 / 犹豫 (yóuyù)
- 疑蟯 / 疑蛲 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 盤桓 / 盘桓 (pánhuán) (figurative)
- 膩 / 腻 (nyi4) (Sichuanese)
- 踟躇 (chíchú)
- 踟躕 / 踟蹰 (chíchú)
- 躊躇 / 踌躇 (chóuchú)
- 巡巡 (xúnxún) (literary)
- 逡巡 (qūnxún) (literary)
- 遲疑 / 迟疑 (chíyí)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
彷徨 • (hōkō) ←はうくわう (faukwau)?
- wandering, roaming
Verb
彷徨する • (hōkō suru) intransitive suru (stem 彷徨し (hōkō shi), past 彷徨した (hōkō shita))
- wander, rove, ramble
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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彷徨し
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ほうこうし
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hōkō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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彷徨し
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ほうこうし
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hōkō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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彷徨する
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ほうこうする
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hōkō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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彷徨する
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ほうこうする
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hōkō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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彷徨すれ
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ほうこうすれ
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hōkō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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彷徨せよ¹
彷徨しろ²
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ほうこうせよ¹
ほうこうしろ²
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hōkō seyo¹
hōkō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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彷徨される
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ほうこうされる
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hōkō sareru
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| Causative
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彷徨させる
彷徨さす
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ほうこうさせる
ほうこうさす
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hōkō saseru
hōkō sasu
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| Potential
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彷徨できる
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ほうこうできる
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hōkō dekiru
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| Volitional
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彷徨しよう
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ほうこうしよう
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hōkō shiyō
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| Negative
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彷徨しない
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ほうこうしない
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hōkō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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彷徨せず
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ほうこうせず
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hōkō sezu
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| Formal
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彷徨します
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ほうこうします
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hōkō shimasu
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| Perfective
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彷徨した
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ほうこうした
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hōkō shita
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| Conjunctive
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彷徨して
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ほうこうして
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hōkō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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彷徨すれば
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ほうこうすれば
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hōkō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
彷徨 • (banghwang) (hangeul 방황)
- hanja form? of 방황 (“wandering”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
彷徨
- chữ Hán form of bàng hoàng (“stunned; stupefied; dumbfounded”).