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Chinese
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not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.
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to die; to perish
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man; person; people
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trad. (未亡人)
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未
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亡
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人
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simp. #(未亡人)
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未
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亡
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人
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Literally: “the person who hasn't yet died”.
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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未
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亡
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人
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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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Initial (聲)
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明 (4)
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明 (4)
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日 (38)
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Final (韻)
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微 (21)
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陽 (106)
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眞 (43)
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Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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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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無沸切
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武方切
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如鄰切
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Baxter
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mj+jH
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mjang
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nyin
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/mʉiH/
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/mʉɐŋ/
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/ȵiɪn/
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Pan Wuyun
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/mʷɨiH/
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/mʷiɐŋ/
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/ȵin/
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Shao Rongfen
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/miuəiH/
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/miuɑŋ/
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/ȵʑjen/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/mujH/
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/muaŋ/
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/ȵin/
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Li Rong
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/miuəiH/
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/miuaŋ/
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/ȵiĕn/
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Wang Li
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/mĭwəiH/
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/mĭwaŋ/
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/ȵʑĭĕn/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/mwe̯iH/
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/miwaŋ/
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/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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wèi
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wáng
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rén
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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mei6
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mong4
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jan4
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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未
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未
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亡
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人
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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wèi
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wèi
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wáng
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rén
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Middle Chinese
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‹ mjɨjH ›
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‹ mjɨjH ›
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‹ mjang ›
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‹ nyin ›
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Old Chinese
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/*mt-s/
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/*mt-s/
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/*maŋ/
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/*ni/
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English
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not yet
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8th earthly branch
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flee; disappear; die
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(other) person
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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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未
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亡
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人
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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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No.
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12917
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12662
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10800
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Phonetic component
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未
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亡
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人
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Rime group
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隊
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陽
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眞
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Rime subdivision
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1
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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未
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亡
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仁
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Old Chinese
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/*mɯds/
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/*maŋ/
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/*njin/
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Notes
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從屮從木與芔字同根, 陳獨秀雲木上加屮象幼枝
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Noun
未亡人
- (literary) widow (typically as self-reference)
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
未亡人 • (mibōjin) ←みばうじん (mibauzin)?
- widow
Synonyms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
未亡人 • (bibōjin) ←びばうじん (bibauzin)?
- widow
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
未亡人 • (mimang'in) (hangeul 미망인)
- hanja form? of 미망인