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Chinese
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holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage
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imperial decree; purport; aim imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
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trad. (聖旨)
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聖
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旨
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simp. (圣旨)
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圣
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旨
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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聖
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旨
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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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shèng
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zhǐ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ syengH ›
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‹ tsyijX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*l̥eŋ-s/
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/*kijʔ/
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English
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sage (n.)
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fine-tasting
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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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聖
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旨
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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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11391
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17326
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Phonetic component
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聖
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旨
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Rime group
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耕
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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聖
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旨
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Old Chinese
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/*hljeŋs/
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/*kjiʔ/
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Notes
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甲金文象人張耳對口會耳聰意, 非呈聲
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甲文象匕在口表甘美, 非匕聲
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Noun
聖旨
- (historical) imperial edict (Classifier: 道)
Synonyms