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Chinese
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (bhaiṣajyarāja).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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藥
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王
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王
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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以 (36)
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云 (35)
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云 (35)
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Final (韻)
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藥 (107)
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陽 (106)
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陽 (106)
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Tone (調)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Closed
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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以灼切
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雨方切
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于放切
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Baxter
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yak
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hjwang
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hjwangH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/jɨɐk̚/
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/ɦʉɐŋ/
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/ɦʉɐŋH/
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Pan Wuyun
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/jiɐk̚/
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/ɦʷiɐŋ/
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/ɦʷiɐŋH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/iɑk̚/
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/ɣiuɑŋ/
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/ɣiuɑŋH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/jɨak̚/
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/ɦuaŋ/
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/ɦuaŋH/
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Li Rong
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/iak̚/
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/ɣiuaŋ/
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/ɣiuaŋH/
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Wang Li
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/jĭak̚/
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/ɣĭwaŋ/
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/ɣĭwaŋH/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/i̯ak̚/
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/iwaŋ/
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/iwaŋH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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yuè
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wáng
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wàng
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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joek6
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wong4
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wong6
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Proper noun
藥王
- (Buddhism) (~菩薩) Bhaiṣajyarāja bodhisattva
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