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Chinese
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share; portion; section share; portion; section; part; thigh; (a measure word, e.g., use with electric current); whiff |
brachium; humerus
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| trad. (股肱)
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股
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肱
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| simp. #(股肱)
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股
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肱
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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股
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肱
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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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gǔ
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gōng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kuX ›
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‹ kwong ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʷˁaʔ/
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/*ʷˁəŋ/
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| English
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thigh
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(upper) arm
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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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股
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肱
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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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4311
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4129
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Phonetic
component
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股
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厷
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Rime
group
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魚
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蒸
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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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古
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肱
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Old
Chinese
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/*klaːʔ/
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/*kʷɯːŋ/
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Noun
股肱
- (literary) right-hand man; trusted assistant
Verb
股肱
- (literary) to aid
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
Derived from Middle Chinese 股肱 (MC kuX kwong).
Pronunciation
Noun
股肱 • (kokō) ←ここう (kokou)?
- (literary) right-hand man; trusted assistant
Derived terms
References