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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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歌
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樂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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4/4
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
gē
|
yuè
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ka ›
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‹ ngæwk ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ˁaj/
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/*ˁrawk/
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| English
|
sing, song
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music
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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.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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歌
|
樂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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3/3
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| No.
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7438
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7683
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Phonetic
component
|
可
|
樂
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Rime
group
|
歌
|
藥
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Rime
subdivision
|
1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
歌
|
嶽
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Old
Chinese
|
/*kaːl/
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/*ŋraːwɢ/
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Noun
歌樂
- (literary) songs and music
言談者，仁之文也；歌樂者，仁之和也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
言谈者，仁之文也；歌乐者，仁之和也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yántán zhě, rén zhī wén yě; gēyuè zhě, rén zhī hé yě.
- Speech is the ornament of humanity; singing and music are the harmony of humanity.
曹參為漢相，縱酒歌樂，不聽政治。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
曹参为汉相，纵酒歌乐，不听政治。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
- Cáo Cān wéi Hàn xiàng, zòngjiǔ gēyuè, bù tīng zhèngzhì.
- Cao Can, a minister of the Han, was given to wine, songs, and music, and did not care about government.
Verb
歌樂
- (literary) to sing somebody's praises