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無幾 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
|
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not have
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how much; how many; several how much; how many; several; a few; almost |
| trad. (無幾)
|
無
|
幾
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| simp. (无几)
|
无
|
几
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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無
|
幾
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
wú
|
jǐ
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ mju ›
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‹ kjɨjX ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ma/
|
/*kəjʔ/
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| English
|
not have
|
few; how many
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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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無
|
幾
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/4
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| No.
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13117
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5800
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Phonetic
component
|
無
|
幾
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Rime
group
|
魚
|
微
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Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
1
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
無
|
蟣
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ma/
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/*kɯlʔ/
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Verb
無幾
- to be not many/much; to be very few/little
- (literary) not much time; soon
Derived terms
Etymology 2