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Chinese
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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短
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命
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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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duǎn
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mìng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ twanX ›
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‹ mjængH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tˁorʔ/
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/*m-riŋ-s/ (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-, *-iŋ> *-eŋ)
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English
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short
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command (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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短
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命
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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2480
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8275
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Phonetic component
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豆
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令
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Rime group
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元
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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3
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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短
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命
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Old Chinese
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/*toːnʔ/
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/*mreŋs/
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Notes
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令轉註字
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Verb
短命
- to die young
Synonyms
Adjective
短命
- short-lived
Synonyms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
短命 • (tanmei) -na (adnominal 短命な (tanmei na), adverbial 短命に (tanmei ni))
- short-lived
- 短命な恋愛ばかりを繰り返してしまう
- tanmei na ren'ai bakari o kurikaeshite shimau
- end up having only a string of short-lived romances
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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短命だろ
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たんめいだろ
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tanmei daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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短命で
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たんめいで
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tanmei de
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Terminal (終止形)
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短命だ
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たんめいだ
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tanmei da
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Attributive (連体形)
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短命な
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たんめいな
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tanmei na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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短命なら
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たんめいなら
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tanmei nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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短命であれ
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たんめいであれ
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tanmei de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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短命ではない 短命じゃない
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たんめいではない たんめいじゃない
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tanmei de wa nai tanmei ja nai
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Informal past
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短命だった
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たんめいだった
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tanmei datta
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Informal negative past
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短命ではなかった 短命じゃなかった
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たんめいではなかった たんめいじゃなかった
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tanmei de wa nakatta tanmei ja nakatta
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Formal
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短命です
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たんめいです
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tanmei desu
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Formal negative
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短命ではありません 短命じゃありません
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たんめいではありません たんめいじゃありません
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tanmei de wa arimasen tanmei ja arimasen
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Formal past
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短命でした
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たんめいでした
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tanmei deshita
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Formal negative past
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短命ではありませんでした 短命じゃありませんでした
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たんめいではありませんでした たんめいじゃありませんでした
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tanmei de wa arimasen deshita tanmei ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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短命で
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たんめいで
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tanmei de
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Conditional
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短命なら(ば)
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たんめいなら(ば)
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tanmei nara (ba)
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Provisional
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短命だったら
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たんめいだったら
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tanmei dattara
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Volitional
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短命だろう
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たんめいだろう
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tanmei darō
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Adverbial
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短命に
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たんめいに
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tanmei ni
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Degree
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短命さ
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たんめいさ
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tanmeisa
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Noun
短命 • (tanmei)
- short life; brief lifespan; transience
Antonyms
Vietnamese
Adjective
短命
- chữ Hán form of đoản mệnh (“short-lived”).