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Chinese
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already; since; both... (and...)
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full moon
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| trad. (既望)
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既
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望
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| simp. #(既望)
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既
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望
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| Literally: “after the full moon”.
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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既
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望
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望
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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見 (28)
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明 (4)
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明 (4)
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| Final (韻)
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微 (20)
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陽 (106)
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陽 (106)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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居豙切
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武方切
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巫放切
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| Baxter
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kj+jH
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mjang
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mjangH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kɨiH/
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/mʉɐŋ/
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/mʉɐŋH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kɨiH/
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/mʷiɐŋ/
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/mʷiɐŋH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kiəiH/
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/miuɑŋ/
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/miuɑŋH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kɨjH/
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/muaŋ/
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/muaŋH/
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Li
Rong
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/kiəiH/
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/miuaŋ/
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/miuaŋH/
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Wang
Li
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/kĭəiH/
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/mĭwaŋ/
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/mĭwaŋH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ke̯iH/
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/miwaŋ/
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/miwaŋH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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jì
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wáng
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wàng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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gei3
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mong4
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mong6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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既
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望
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望
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jì
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wàng
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wàng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kjɨjH ›
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‹ mjang ›
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‹ mjangH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ə-s/
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/*maŋ/
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/*maŋ-s/
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| English
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complete (v.)
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look at from a distance
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look at from a distance
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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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既
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望
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望
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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5821
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12667
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12686
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Phonetic
component
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旡
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亡
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亡
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Rime
group
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隊
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陽
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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旣
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亡
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妄
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Old
Chinese
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/*kɯds/
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/*maŋ/
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/*maŋs/
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Noun
既望
- (archaic, astronomy) waning moon
二月既望夜 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- From: 李昉《太平廣記·神二十四》
- èryuè jìwàng yè
- in a night during the later half of February
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