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Chinese
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because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
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rich; abundant; to enrich rich; abundant; to enrich; resource
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not; no
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humane; kernel
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trad. (為富不仁/爲富不仁)
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為/爲
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富
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不
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仁
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simp. (为富不仁)
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为
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富
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不
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仁
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Etymology
From Mencius (《孟子·滕文公上》):
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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為
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為
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富
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不
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不
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不
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仁
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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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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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云 (35)
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云 (35)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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日 (38)
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Final (韻)
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支 (14)
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支 (14)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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物 (60)
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眞 (43)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (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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Open
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Open
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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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III
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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薳支切
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于僞切
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方副切
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甫鳩切
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方久切
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分勿切
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如鄰切
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Baxter
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hjwe
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hjweH
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pjuwH
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pjuw
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pjuwX
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pjut
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nyin
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/ɦˠiuᴇ/
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/ɦˠiuᴇH/
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/pɨuH/
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/pɨu/
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/pɨuX/
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/pɨut̚/
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/ȵiɪn/
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Pan Wuyun
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/ɦʷᵚiɛ/
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/ɦʷᵚiɛH/
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/piuH/
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piut̚/
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/ȵin/
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Shao Rongfen
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/ɣiuɛ/
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/ɣiuɛH/
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/piəuH/
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/piəu/
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/piəuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/ȵʑjen/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/ɦjwiə̆/
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/ɦjwiə̆H/
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/puwH/
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/puw/
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/puwX/
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/put̚/
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/ȵin/
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Li Rong
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/ɣjue/
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/ɣjueH/
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/piuH/
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/ȵiĕn/
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Wang Li
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/ɣǐwe/
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/ɣǐweH/
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/pĭəuH/
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/pĭəu/
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/pĭəuX/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/ȵʑĭĕn/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/wie̯/
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/wie̯H/
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/pi̯ə̯uH/
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/pi̯ə̯u/
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/pi̯ə̯uX/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/ȵʑi̯ĕn/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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wéi
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wèi
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fòu
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fōu
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fǒu
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fu
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rén
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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wai4
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wai6
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fau3
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fau1
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fau2
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fat1
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jan4
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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為
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富
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不
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仁
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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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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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wéi
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fù
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bù
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rén
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hjwe ›
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‹ pjuwH ›
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‹ pjuw ›
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‹ nyin ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷ(r)aj/
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/*pək-s/
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/*pə/
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/*niŋ/
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English
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make, do, act as
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rich; wealth
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not
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kind
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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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為
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富
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不
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不
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不
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仁
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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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3/3
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1/1
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No.
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3372
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1025
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1029
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1048
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10801
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Phonetic component
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爲
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畐
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不
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不
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不
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人
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Rime group
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歌
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代
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之
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之
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物
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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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0
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0
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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爲
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富
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不
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缶
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弗
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仁
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷal/
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/*pɯɡs/
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/*pɯ/
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/*pɯʔ/
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/*pɯ'/
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/*njin/
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Notes
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俗爲字
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象花柎與本同源
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中古才促化
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Idiom
為富不仁
- to be rich and cruel; to be rich and heartless
他們有點罵人了,罵洋人叫「洋鬼子」,罵軍閥叫「搶錢司令」,罵土豪劣紳叫「為富不仁」。 [MSC, trad.]
他们有点骂人了,骂洋人叫「洋鬼子」,骂军阀叫「抢钱司令」,骂土豪劣绅叫「为富不仁」。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1925, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國社會各階級的分析》 (Analysis of the Classes in Chinese Society), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Tāmen yǒudiǎn màrén le, mà yángrén jiào “yángguǐzi”, mà jūnfá jiào “qiǎngqián sīlìng”, mà tǔháo lièshēn jiào “wéifùbùrén”.
- They become rather abusive, denouncing the foreigners as “foreign devils”, the warlords as “robber generals” and the local tyrants and evil gentry as “the heartless rich”.