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Chinese
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from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
heart; mind
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actually; place; (nominalization prefix)
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desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish |
| trad. (從心所欲)
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從
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心
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所
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欲
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| simp. (从心所欲)
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从
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心
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所
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欲
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 2 (《論語·爲政》):
子曰：「吾十有五而志于學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰：「吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yòu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóng xīn suǒ yù, bù yújǔ.”
- The Master said, "At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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從
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心
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所
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欲
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| Reading #
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1/3
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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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從 (15)
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心 (16)
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生 (21)
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以 (36)
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| Final (韻)
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鍾 (7)
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侵 (139)
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魚 (22)
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燭 (8)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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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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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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疾容切
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息林切
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踈舉切
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余蜀切
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| Baxter
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dzjowng
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sim
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srjoX
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yowk
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/d͡zɨoŋ/
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/siɪm/
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/ʃɨʌX/
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/jɨok̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/d͡zioŋ/
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/sim/
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/ʃiɔX/
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/jiok̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/d͡zioŋ/
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/sjem/
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/ʃiɔX/
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/iok̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/d͡zuawŋ/
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/sim/
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/ʂɨə̆X/
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/juawk̚/
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Li
Rong
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/d͡zioŋ/
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/siəm/
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/ʃiɔX/
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/iok̚/
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Wang
Li
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/d͡zĭwoŋ/
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/sĭĕm/
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/ʃĭoX/
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/jĭwok̚/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/d͡zʱi̯woŋ/
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/si̯əm/
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/ʂi̯woX/
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/i̯wok̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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cóng
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xīn
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shǔ
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yù
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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cung4
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sam1
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so2
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juk6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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從
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心
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| Reading #
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1/3
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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cóng
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xīn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzjowng ›
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‹ sim ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*oŋ/
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/*səm/
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| English
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to follow
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heart
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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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從
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心
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所
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欲
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| Reading #
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2/3
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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1858
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13801
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5306
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4303
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Phonetic
component
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从
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心
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戸
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谷
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Rime
group
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東
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侵
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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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1
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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從
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心
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所
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欲
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Old
Chinese
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/*zloŋ/
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/*slɯm/
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/*sqʰraʔ/
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/*loɡ/
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Idiom
從心所欲
- to follow what one's heart desires; to do as one likes; to act at one's pleasure
- (literary) seventy years old
Synonyms
- (to do as one likes): 隨心所欲／随心所欲 (suíxīnsuǒyù)
- (seventy years old): 從心／从心