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Chinese
Etymology
Possibly an alternative form of the sequence 於 (OC *qa) 何 (OC *ɡaːl), which is rarely attested, although this may be phonologically problematic (Pulleyblank, 1995).
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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惡
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乎
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| Reading #
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1/3
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1/1
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| No.
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14217
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5189
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Phonetic
component
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亞
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乎
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Rime
group
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魚
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魚
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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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烏
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胡
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Old
Chinese
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/*qaː/
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/*ɢaː/
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Pronoun
惡乎
- (literary) how; what; where; apparently equivalent to 於何／于何, which is only rarely found in Classical texts.
君子去仁，惡乎成名？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君子去仁，恶乎成名？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jūnzǐ qù rén, wūhū chéng míng?
- If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfill the requirements of that name?
卒然問曰：「天下惡乎定？」吾對曰：「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
卒然问曰：「天下恶乎定？」吾对曰：「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cùrán wèn yuē: “Tiānxià wūhū dìng?” Wú duì yuē: “Dìng yú yī.”
- Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by being united under one sway."
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