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Chinese
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insipid; diluted; weak insipid; diluted; weak; light in colour; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen
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to anchor; touch at; to moor
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trad. (淡泊)
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淡
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泊
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simp. #(淡泊)
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淡
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泊
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alternative forms
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澹泊
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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淡
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淡
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泊
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Reading #
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2/4
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4/4
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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定 (7)
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並 (3)
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Final (韻)
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談 (143)
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談 (143)
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鐸 (104)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Division (等)
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I
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I
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I
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Fanqie
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徒敢切
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徒濫切
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傍各切
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Baxter
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damX
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damH
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bak
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/dɑmX/
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/dɑmH/
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/bwɑk̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/dɑmX/
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/dɑmH/
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/bʷɑk̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/dɑmX/
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/dɑmH/
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/buɑk̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/damX/
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/damH/
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/bwak̚/
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Li Rong
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/dɑmX/
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/dɑmH/
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/buɑk̚/
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Wang Li
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/dɑmX/
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/dɑmH/
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/buɑk̚/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/dʱɑmX/
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/dʱɑmH/
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/bʱwɑk̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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dàn
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dàn
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bó
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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daam6
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daam6
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bok6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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淡
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泊
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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dàn
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bó
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Middle Chinese
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‹ damX ›
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‹ bak ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁamʔ/
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/*ˁak/
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English
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insipid
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calm, still
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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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淡
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淡
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泊
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Reading #
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2/4
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3/4
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1/1
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No.
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14300
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14305
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189
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Phonetic component
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炎
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炎
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白
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Rime group
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談
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談
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鐸
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Rime subdivision
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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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噉
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憺
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泊
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Old Chinese
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/*l'aːmʔ/
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/*l'aːms/
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/*baːɡ/
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Verb
淡泊
- (formal) to live a simple life; to not seek fame and wealth
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 淡泊 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 淡泊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
淡泊 • (dambak) (hangeul 담박)
- hanja form? of 담박 (“unselfishness, being uninterested; being light of flavor, simplicity, plainness (in reference to food)”)