挑達

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Chinese

incite; carry on a pole; choose
attain; pass through; achieve
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
 
trad. (挑達)
simp. (挑达)
alternative forms 挑撻挑挞
挑闥挑闼

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 91 (《詩經·鄭風·子衿》):

[Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
[Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Táo xī, zài chéng què xī. Yí rì bú jiàn, rú sān yuè xī.
I walk back and forth, on the watchtower of the city. A day without seeing him, is like three months.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/3 1/2 2/2
Initial () (6) (6) (7)
Final () (89) (63) (63)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Baxter thaw that dat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dɑt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dɑt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dɑt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tʰaw/ /tʰat̚/ /dat̚/
Li
Rong
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dɑt̚/
Wang
Li
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dɑt̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/tʰɑu/ /tʰɑt̚/ /dʱɑt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tāo ta
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
tou1 taat3 daat6

Adjective

挑達

  1. (literary) walking back and forth; coming and going
  2. (literary) frivolous; unrestrained

Synonyms