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Chinese
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music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful |
cannot; should not; must not
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(a measure word); to support; to sustain (a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money |
| trad. (樂不可支)
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樂
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不可
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支
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| simp. (乐不可支)
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乐
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不可
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支
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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樂
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不
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可
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支
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| Reading #
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3/3
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3/3
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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來 (37)
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幫 (1)
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溪 (29)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
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鐸 (103)
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物 (60)
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歌 (94)
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支 (11)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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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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III
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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盧各切
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分勿切
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枯我切
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章移切
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| Baxter
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lak
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pjut
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khaX
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tsye
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/lɑk̚/
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/pɨut̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕiᴇ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/lɑk̚/
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/piut̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕiɛ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/lɑk̚/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕjɛ/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/lak̚/
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/put̚/
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/kʰaX/
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/ciə̆/
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Li
Rong
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/lɑk̚/
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/piuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕie/
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Wang
Li
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/lɑk̚/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕǐe/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/lɑk̚/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/kʰɑX/
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/t͡ɕie̯/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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luò
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fu
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kě
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zhī
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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lok6
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fat1
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ho2
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zi1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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樂
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不
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可
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支
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| Reading #
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2/4
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1/2
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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lè
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bù
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kě
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zhī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ lak ›
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‹ pjuw ›
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‹ khaX ›
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‹ tsye ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁawk/
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/*pə/
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/*ʰˁaʔ/
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/*ke/
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| English
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joy; enjoy
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not
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may; acceptable
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support, hold up
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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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樂
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不
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可
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支
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| Reading #
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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7673
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1048
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7446
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17200
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Phonetic
component
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樂
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不
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可
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支
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Rime
group
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藥
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物
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歌
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支
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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落
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弗
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可
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支
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Old
Chinese
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/*raːwɢ/
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/*pɯ'/
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/*kʰaːlʔ/
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/*kje/
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| Notes
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中古才促化
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Idiom
樂不可支
- overjoyed; on cloud nine
次二：樂不可支，辰於天。測曰：樂不可支，以時歲也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
次二：乐不可支，辰于天。测曰：乐不可支，以时岁也。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]- From: Yang Xiong, The Canon of Supreme Mystery, 2 BCE
- Cì èr: lèbùkězhī, chén yú tiān. Cè yuē: lèbùkězhī, yǐ shí suì yě.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
百姓歌曰：「桑無附枝，麥穗兩岐。張君為政，樂不可支。」 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
百姓歌曰：「桑无附枝，麦穗两岐。张君为政，乐不可支。」 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Bǎixìng gē yuē: “Sāng wú fù zhī, màisuì liǎng qí. Zhāng jūn wèizhèng, lèbùkězhī.”
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)