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Chinese
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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英
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雄
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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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yīng
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xióng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔjæng ›
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‹ hjuwng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔ<r>aŋ/
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/*ʷəŋ/
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English
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young grass plants
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male
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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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英
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雄
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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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14510
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4140
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Phonetic component
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央
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厷
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Rime group
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陽
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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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霙
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雄
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Old Chinese
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/*qraŋ/
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/*ɡʷɯŋ/
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Noun
英雄
- (literally, martial arts, figuratively) hero
- 傳說中的英雄/传说中的英雄 ― chuánshuō zhōng de yīngxióng ― legendary hero
- 平民英雄 ― píngmín yīngxióng ― everyday hero
- 英雄豪傑/英雄豪杰 ― yīngxióng háojié ― heroes
人民英雄永垂不朽。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Rénmín yīngxióng yǒngchuíbùxiǔ.
- Eternal glory to the people’s heroes.
Synonyms
- 俊傑 / 俊杰 (jùnjié)
- 好漢 / 好汉 (hǎohàn)
- 英豪 (yīngháo)
- 龍虎 / 龙虎 (lónghǔ) (figurative)
Adjective
英雄
- (attributive) heroic
- 英雄事蹟/英雄事迹 ― yīngxióng shìjì ― heroic deed
- 英雄的中國人民/英雄的中国人民 ― yīngxióng de Zhōngguó rénmín ― heroic Chinese people
武漢是英雄的城市。 [MSC, trad.]
武汉是英雄的城市。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǔhàn shì yīngxióng de chéngshì.
- Wuhan is a heroic city.
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
英雄 • (eiyū) ←えいゆう (eiyuu)?
- hero
- Synonym: ヒーロー (hīrō)
Derived terms
Idioms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
英雄 • (Hideo)
- a male given name
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
英雄 • (yeong'ung) (hangeul 영웅)
- hanja form? of 영웅 (“hero”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
英雄
- chữ Hán form of anh hùng (“heroic”).
Noun
英雄
- chữ Hán form of anh hùng (“hero”).