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Chinese
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his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it) |
guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin |
| trad. (懷璧其罪)
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懷璧
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其
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罪
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| simp. (怀璧其罪)
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怀璧
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其
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罪
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Etymology
From Zuo Zhuan (《左傳·桓公十年》):
初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗獻。既而悔之。曰：「周諺有之：『匹夫無罪，懷璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以賈害也？」乃獻。
初，虞叔有玉，虞公求旃。弗献。既而悔之。曰：「周谚有之：『匹夫无罪，怀璧其罪。』吾焉用此，其以贾害也？」乃献。 - From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Chū, Yú Shū yǒu yù, Yú Gōng qiú zhān. Fú xiàn. Jì ér huǐ zhī. Yuē: “Zhōu yàn yǒu zhī: ‘Pǐfū wú zuì, huái bì qí zuì.’ Wú yān yòng cǐ, qí yǐ gǔ hài yě?” Nǎi xiàn.
- The 3rd brother of the duke of Yu had a valuable piece of jade, which the duke asked of him. He refused it, but afterwards repented, saying, "There is the proverb in Zhou, 'A man may have no crime; — that he keeps his bi is his crime.' This jade is of no use to me; — shall I buy my hurt with it?" He then presented it to the duke.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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懷
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璧
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其
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罪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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匣 (33)
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幫 (1)
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群 (30)
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從 (15)
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| Final (韻)
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皆 (34)
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昔 (123)
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之 (19)
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灰 (42)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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| Division (等)
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II
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III
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III
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I
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| Fanqie
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戸乖切
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必益切
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渠之切
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徂賄切
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| Baxter
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hweaj
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pjiek
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gi
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dzwojX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ɦˠuɛi/
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/piᴇk̚/
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/ɡɨ/
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/d͡zuʌiX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ɦʷᵚæi/
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/piɛk̚/
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/ɡɨ/
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/d͡zuoiX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ɣuɐi/
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/piæk̚/
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/ɡie/
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/d͡zuɒiX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ɦwəɨj/
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/piajk̚/
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/gɨ/
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/d͡zwəjX/
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Li
Rong
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/ɣuɛi/
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/piɛk̚/
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/ɡiə/
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/d͡zuᴀiX/
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Wang
Li
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/ɣwɐi/
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/pĭɛk̚/
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/ɡĭə/
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/d͡zuɒiX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ɣwăi/
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/pi̯ɛk̚/
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/gi/
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/d͡zʱuɑ̆iX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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huái
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bi
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qí
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zuì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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waai4
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bik1
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kei4
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zeoi6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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懷
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璧
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其
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罪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huái
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bì
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qí
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zuì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hwɛj ›
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‹ pjiek ›
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‹ gi ›
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‹ dzwojX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁruj/
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/*pek/
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/*ɡə/
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/*ˁujʔ/
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| English
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bosom; embrace
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circular jade insignium
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modal particle
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crime, offense
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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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懷
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璧
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其
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罪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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| No.
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5341
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676
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9947
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17981
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Phonetic
component
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褱
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辟
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其
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罪
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Rime
group
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微
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錫
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之
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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懷
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辟
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其
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辠
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡruːl/
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/*peɡ/
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/*ɡɯ/
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/*zuːlʔ/
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| Notes
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同辠
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Idiom
懷璧其罪
- possessing something valuable or being talented can invite trouble due to others' envy
Derived terms