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Chinese
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sudden; violent; cruel sudden; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure |
tiger
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to wade
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river
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| trad. (暴虎馮河)
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暴
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虎
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馮
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河
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| simp. (暴虎冯河)
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暴
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虎
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冯
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河
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| Literally: “to fight tiger bare-handed and wade rivers”.
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Etymology
The earliest reference was attested in the Classic of Poetry, poem 195 (《詩經·小雅·小旻》), in the negative :
The literal meaning was also commented upon in the Erya, likely quoting from Kong Anguo's commentary on the Analects.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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暴
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虎
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馮
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河
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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並 (3)
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曉 (32)
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並 (3)
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匣 (33)
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| Final (韻)
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豪 (89)
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模 (23)
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蒸 (133)
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歌 (94)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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I
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| Fanqie
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薄報切
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呼古切
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扶冰切
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胡歌切
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| Baxter
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bawH
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xuX
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bing
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ha
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/bɑuH/
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/huoX/
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/bɨŋ/
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/ɦɑ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/bɑuH/
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/huoX/
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/bɨŋ/
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/ɦɑ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/bɑuH/
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/xoX/
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/bieŋ/
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/ɣɑ/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/bawH/
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/hɔX/
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/biŋ/
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/ɦa/
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Li
Rong
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/bɑuH/
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/xoX/
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/biəŋ/
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/ɣɑ/
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Wang
Li
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/bɑuH/
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/xuX/
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/bĭəŋ/
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/ɣɑ/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/bʱɑuH/
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/xuoX/
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/bʱi̯əŋ/
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/ɣɑ/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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bào
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hǔ
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píng
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hé
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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bou6
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fu2
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ping4
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ho4
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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暴
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虎
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馮
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馮
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河
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bào
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hǔ
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píng
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píng
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hé
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ bawH ›
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‹ xuX ›
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‹ bing ›
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‹ bing ›
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‹ ha ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁawk-s/
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/*qʰˁraʔ/ (W dialect: *qˁʰr- >r̥ˁ- > x-)
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/*rəŋ/
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/*rəŋ/
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/*ˁaj/
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| English
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violent
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tiger
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full, solid
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lean on
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river
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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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暴
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虎
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馮
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河
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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330
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5230
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858
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7459
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Phonetic
component
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暴
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虍
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仌
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可
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Rime
group
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貌
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魚
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蒸
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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0
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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暴
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虎
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凭
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何
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Old
Chinese
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/*boːwɢs/
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/*qʰlaːʔ/
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/*brɯŋ/
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/*ɡaːl/
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Idiom
暴虎馮河
- (figurative) bull-headed heroism