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Chinese
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white colt; person of intelligence and integrity; recluse
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to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
crack; occasion for dislike
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| trad. (白駒過隙)
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白駒
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過
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隙
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| simp. (白驹过隙)
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白驹
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过
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隙
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| alternative forms
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白駒過郤／白驹过郤
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| Literally: “(the amount of time it takes for) a white colt to pass by a crevice”.
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Etymology
From Zhuangzi:
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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白
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駒
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過
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過
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隙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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並 (3)
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見 (28)
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見 (28)
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見 (28)
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溪 (29)
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| Final (韻)
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陌 (113)
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虞 (24)
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戈 (95)
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戈 (95)
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陌 (115)
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| Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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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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Closed
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Closed
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Closed
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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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III
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I
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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傍陌切
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舉朱切
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古禾切
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古卧切
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綺戟切
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| Baxter
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baek
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kju
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kwa
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kwaH
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khjaek
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/bˠæk̚/
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/kɨo/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰˠiæk̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/bᵚak̚/
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/kio/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰᵚiak̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/bak̚/
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/kio/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰiak̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/baɨjk̚/
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/kuə̆/
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/kwa/
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/kwaH/
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/kʰiajk̚/
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Li
Rong
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/bɐk̚/
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/kio/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰiɐk̚/
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Wang
Li
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/bɐk̚/
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/kĭu/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰĭɐk̚/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/bʱɐk̚/
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/ki̯u/
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/kuɑ/
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/kuɑH/
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/kʰiɐk̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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bó
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jū
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guō
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guò
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qi
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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bak6
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geoi1
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gwo1
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gwo3
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hik1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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白
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過
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過
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過
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隙
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| Reading #
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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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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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bái
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guō
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guō
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guò
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xì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ bæk ›
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‹ kwa ›
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‹ kwa ›
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‹ kwaH ›
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‹ khjæk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*bˁrak/
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/*Cə.kʷˁaj/
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/*kʷˁaj/
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/*kʷˁaj-s/
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/*ʰrak/
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| English
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white
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tough, fibrous (vegetables)
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to pass
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to pass; transgress
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crack (n.)
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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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白
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駒
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過
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過
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隙
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| No.
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207
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7094
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4362
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4371
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13441
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Phonetic
component
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白
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句
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冎
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冎
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隙
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Rime
group
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鐸
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侯
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歌
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歌
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鐸
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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3
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3
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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白
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拘
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戈
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隙
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Old
Chinese
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/*braːɡ/
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/*ko/
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/*kloːl/
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/*kloːls/
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/*kʰraɡ/
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| Notes
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本象山隙縫透射日光，
或省阜
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Idiom
白駒過隙
- swiftness of the lapse of time; fleeting of time; in the twinkling of an eye
Descendants
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