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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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縱
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橫
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/3
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| No.
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1844
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5399
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Phonetic
component
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从
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黄
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Rime
group
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東
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陽
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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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縱
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橫
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ʔsloŋ/
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/*ɡʷraːŋ/
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Adjective
縱橫
- vertical and horizontal
- with great ease
Adverb
縱橫
- vertically and horizontally
- easily; with great ease
Verb
縱橫
- to exceed tolerable limits of propriety
- to march over unhindered
Noun
縱橫
- length and breadth
Proper noun
縱橫
- (historical) the School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliances (also known as the School of Diplomacy) of the Warring States Period
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
縱橫 • (jūō)
- Kyūjitai form of 縦横 (“length and breadth”)
Korean
Noun
縱橫 • (jonghoeng) (hangeul 종횡)
- hanja form? of 종횡 (“length and breadth; perpendicular and horizontal”)
Vietnamese
Verb
縱橫
- chữ Hán form of tung hoành (“to do anything as one pleases”).