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Chinese
Etymology
From Wuzi:
夫發號布令而人樂聞；興師動眾，而人樂戰，交兵接刃而人樂死。此三者，人主之所恃也。
夫发号布令而人乐闻；兴师动众，而人乐战，交兵接刃而人乐死。此三者，人主之所恃也。 - From: Wuzi], 5th – 4th century BCE
- Fú fāhào bùlìng ér rén lè wén; xìngshī dòngzhòng, ér rén lè zhàn, jiāobīng jiērèn ér rén lè sǐ. Cǐ sān zhě, rénzhǔ zhī suǒ shì yě.
- To issue orders and commands which the troops delightedly obey, to raise the army and mobilize the people in such a way that men are disposed to fight, and when they cross swords, ready to face death, are the three matters in which the ruler of the people can place trust.
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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興
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師
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動
|
眾
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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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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
|
曉 (32)
|
生 (21)
|
定 (7)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
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蒸 (133)
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脂 (17)
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東 (1)
|
東 (2)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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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
|
III
|
I
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III
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| Fanqie
|
虚陵切
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疏夷切
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徒揔切
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之仲切
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| Baxter
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xing
|
srij
|
duwngX
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tsyuwngH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/hɨŋ/
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/ʃˠiɪ/
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/duŋX/
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/t͡ɕɨuŋH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/hɨŋ/
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/ʃᵚi/
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/duŋX/
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/t͡ɕiuŋH/
|
Shao
Rongfen
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/xieŋ/
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/ʃiɪ/
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/duŋX/
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/t͡ɕiuŋH/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/hiŋ/
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/ʂji/
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/dəwŋX/
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/cuwŋH/
|
Li
Rong
|
/xiəŋ/
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/ʃji/
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/duŋX/
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/t͡ɕiuŋH/
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Wang
Li
|
/xĭəŋ/
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/ʃi/
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/duŋX/
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/t͡ɕĭuŋH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/xi̯əŋ/
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/ʂi/
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/dʱuŋX/
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/t͡ɕi̯uŋH/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
xīng
|
shī
|
dòng
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zhòng
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
hing1
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si1
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dung6
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zung3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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興
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師
|
動
|
眾
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
xīng
|
shī
|
dòng
|
zhòng
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ xing ›
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‹ srij ›
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‹ duwngX ›
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‹ tsyuwngH ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*qʰ(r)əŋ/
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/*srij/
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/*tˁoŋʔ/
|
/*tuŋ-s/
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| English
|
lift, rise
|
army
|
move
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numerous
|
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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興
|
師
|
動
|
眾
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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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2/2
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| No.
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13858
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11433
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17449
|
17491
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Phonetic
component
|
興
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師
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重
|
衆
|
Rime
group
|
蒸
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脂
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東
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終
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
興
|
師
|
動
|
衆
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*qʰɯŋ/
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/*sri/
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/*doːŋʔ/
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/*tjuŋs/
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| Notes
|
|
|
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甲文象日下三人，
金文或改目下，
表衆人在監督下勞作
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Idiom
興師動眾
- to mobilize a large number of people
Synonyms