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Chinese
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to hang; to put up; to suspend
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one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge |
ten thousand; a great number; surname
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| trad. (掛一漏萬)
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掛
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一
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漏
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萬
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| simp. (挂一漏万)
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挂
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一
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漏
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万
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| alternative forms
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挂一漏萬
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| Literally: “to touch on one and miss out ten thousand”.
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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掛
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一
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漏
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萬
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| Reading #
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1/1
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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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見 (28)
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影 (34)
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來 (37)
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明 (4)
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| Final (韻)
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佳 (32)
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質 (48)
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侯 (137)
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元 (66)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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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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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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古賣切
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於悉切
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盧候切
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無販切
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| Baxter
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kweaH
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'jit
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luwH
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mjonH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kˠuɛH/
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/ʔiɪt̚/
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/ləuH/
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/mʉɐnH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kʷᵚæH/
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/ʔit̚/
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/ləuH/
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/mʷiɐnH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kuæiH/
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/ʔjet̚/
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/ləuH/
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/miuɐnH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kwaɨjH/
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/ʔit̚/
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/ləwH/
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/muanH/
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Li
Rong
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/kuɛH/
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/ʔiĕt̚/
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/luH/
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/miuɐnH/
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Wang
Li
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/kwaiH/
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/ĭĕt̚/
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/ləuH/
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/mĭwɐnH/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/kwaiH/
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/ʔi̯ĕt̚/
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/lə̯uH/
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/mi̯wɐnH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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guà
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yi
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lòu
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wàn
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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gwaai3
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jat1
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lau6
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maan6
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Idiom
掛一漏萬
- (humble) to be inexhaustive; to leave many important items out