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Chinese
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ear
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to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended) |
face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top |
life; fate
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| trad. (耳提面命)
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耳
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提
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面
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命
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| simp. #(耳提面命)
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耳
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提
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面
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命
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| Literally: “hold one by the ear in their presence and give instructions”.
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Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry, poem 256 《抑》:
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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耳
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提
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面
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命
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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日 (38)
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定 (7)
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明 (4)
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明 (4)
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| Final (韻)
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之 (19)
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齊 (39)
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仙 (77)
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庚 (111)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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IV
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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而止切
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杜奚切
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彌箭切
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眉病切
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| Baxter
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nyiX
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dej
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mjienH
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mjaengH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ȵɨX/
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/dei/
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/miᴇnH/
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/mˠiæŋH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ȵɨX/
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/dei/
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/miɛnH/
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/mᵚiaŋH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ȵʑieX/
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/dɛi/
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/mjænH/
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/miaŋH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ȵɨX/
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/dɛj/
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/mianH/
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/miajŋH/
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Li
Rong
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/ȵiəX/
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/dei/
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/miɛnH/
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/miɐŋH/
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Wang
Li
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/ȵʑĭəX/
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/diei/
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/mĭɛnH/
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/mĭɐŋH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ȵʑiX/
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/dʱiei/
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/mi̯ɛnH/
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/mi̯ɐŋH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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ěr
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tí
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miàn
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mìng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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ji5
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tai4
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min6
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ming6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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耳
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提
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面
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命
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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ěr
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tí
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miàn
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mìng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ nyiX ›
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‹ dej ›
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‹ mjienH ›
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‹ mjængH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*C.nəʔ/
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/*ˁe/
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/*C.me-s/
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/*m-riŋ-s/ (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-, *-iŋ> *-eŋ)
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| English
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ear
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lift, grasp
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face
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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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耳
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提
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面
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命
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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2783
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11620
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9098
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8275
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Phonetic
component
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耳
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是
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面
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令
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Rime
group
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之
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支
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元
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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耳
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嗁
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面
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命
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Old
Chinese
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/*njɯʔ/
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/*deː/
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/*mens/
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/*mreŋs/
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| Notes
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令轉註字
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Idiom
耳提面命
- personally give earnest exhortations
Synonyms