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Chinese
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regret
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
simp. and trad.
(悔改)
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悔
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改
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| anagram
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改悔
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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悔
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悔
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改
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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曉 (32)
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曉 (32)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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灰 (42)
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灰 (42)
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咍 (41)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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| Fanqie
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呼罪切
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荒内切
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古亥切
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| Baxter
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xwojX
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xwojH
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kojX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/huʌiX/
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/huʌiH/
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/kʌiX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/huoiX/
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/huoiH/
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/kəiX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/xuɒiX/
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/xuɒiH/
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/kɒiX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/hwəjX/
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/hwəjH/
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/kəjX/
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Li
Rong
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/xuᴀiX/
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/xuᴀiH/
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/kᴀiX/
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Wang
Li
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/xuɒiX/
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/xuɒiH/
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/kɒiX/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/xuɑ̆iX/
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/xuɑ̆iH/
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/kɑ̆iX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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huǐ
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huì
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gǎi
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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fui2
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fui3
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goi2
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Verb
悔改
- to repent and mend one's ways
犯錯後還不知悔改 [MSC, trad.]
犯错后还不知悔改 [MSC, simp.]- fàncuò hòu hái bùzhī huǐgǎi
- to not mend one's ways after making a mistake
Synonyms
Descendants
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