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Chinese
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if indeed; thoughtless
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content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how |
| trad. (苟安)
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苟
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安
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| simp. #(苟安)
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苟
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安
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Etymology
Often considered as a short form for 苟且偷安, though not necessarily so historically.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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苟
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安
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安
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安
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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gǒu
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ān
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ān
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ān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kuwX ›
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‹ 'an ›
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‹ 'an ›
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‹ 'an ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁ(r)oʔ/
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/*ˁa/
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/*ˁa/
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/*ˁa/
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| English
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if really
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peace(ful)
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how
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安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)
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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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苟
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安
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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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7069
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11
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Phonetic
component
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句
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安
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Rime
group
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侯
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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苟
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安
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Old
Chinese
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/*koːʔ/
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/*qaːn/
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Verb
苟安
- to seek momentary ease; to live for the moment
Derived terms