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Chinese
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energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
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residence
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trad. (精舍)
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精
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舍
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simp. #(精舍)
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精
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舍
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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精
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舍
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Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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jīng
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shè
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsjeng ›
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‹ syæH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tseŋ/
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/*Ak-s/ (W dialect: *l̥- > *x-, palatalizing)
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English
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fine rice; pure
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lodging-house
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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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精
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舍
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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11327
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15758
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Phonetic component
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生
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余
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Rime group
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耕
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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精
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舎
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔsleŋ/
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/*hljaːs/
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Noun
精舍
- (Buddhism) monastery; vihara
- (obsolete) study
歸鄉里,於譙東五十里築精舍,欲秋夏讀書,冬春射獵。
归乡里,于谯东五十里筑精舍,欲秋夏读书,冬春射猎。 - From: 211, Cao Cao,《讓縣自明本志令》
- Guī xiānglǐ, yú Qiáo dōng wǔshí lǐ zhù jīngshè, yù qiū xià dúshū, dōng chūn shèliè.
- I went home and built a manor a dozen miles east of my hometown Qiao, where I planned to enjoy a secluded life in oblivion, reading in summer and autumn while hunting in winter and spring.