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Chinese
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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耄
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耋
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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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8788
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17351
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Phonetic component
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毛
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至
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Rime group
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宵
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質
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Rime subdivision
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1
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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冃
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姪
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Old Chinese
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/*maːws/
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/*diːɡ/
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Notes
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見爾雅
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Noun
耄耋
- (literary) octogenarian old age (usually 80–100 years of age) or an elderly person of that age