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Chinese
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street
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to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname |
lane; alley
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criticize; discuss
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| trad. (街談巷議)
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街
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談
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巷
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議
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| simp. (街谈巷议)
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街
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谈
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巷
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议
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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街
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街
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談
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巷
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議
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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見 (28)
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見 (28)
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定 (7)
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匣 (33)
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疑 (31)
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| Final (韻)
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佳 (31)
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皆 (33)
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談 (143)
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江 (9)
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支 (13)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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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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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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II
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I
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II
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III
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| Fanqie
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古膎切
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古諧切
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徒甘切
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胡絳切
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宜寄切
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| Baxter
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kea
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keaj
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dam
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haewngH
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ngjeH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kˠɛ/
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/kˠɛi/
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/dɑm/
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/ɦˠʌŋH/
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/ŋˠiᴇH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kᵚæ/
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/kᵚæi/
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/dɑm/
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/ɦᵚɔŋH/
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/ŋᵚiɛH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kæi/
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/kɐi/
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/dɑm/
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/ɣɔŋH/
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/ŋiɛH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kaɨj/
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/kəɨj/
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/dam/
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/ɦaɨwŋH/
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/ŋjiə̆H/
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Li
Rong
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/kɛ/
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/kɛi/
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/dɑm/
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/ɣɔŋH/
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/ŋjeH/
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Wang
Li
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/kai/
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/kɐi/
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/dɑm/
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/ɣɔŋH/
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/ŋǐeH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/kai/
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/kăi/
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/dʱɑm/
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/ɣɔŋH/
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/ŋie̯H/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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jiā
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jiē
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tán
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xiàng
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yì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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gaai1
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gaai1
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taam4
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hong6
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ji6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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街
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談
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巷
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議
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jiē
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tán
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xiàng
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yì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kɛ ›
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‹ dam ›
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‹ hæwngH ›
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‹ ngjeH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁre/
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/*lˁm/
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/*C.ˁroŋ-s/
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/*ŋ(r)aj-s/
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| English
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road-crossing
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speak
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lane, street
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discuss
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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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街
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街
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談
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巷
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議
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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4527
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4532
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14292
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4151
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13056
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Phonetic
component
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圭
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圭
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炎
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共
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我
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Rime
group
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支
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支
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談
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東
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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皆
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佳
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談
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巷
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議
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Old
Chinese
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/*kreː/
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/*kreː/
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/*l'aːm/
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/*ɡroːŋs/
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/*ŋrals/
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| Notes
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本音佳
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Idiom
街談巷議
- town talk; street gossip
- Synonym: 街談巷說 / 街谈巷说 (jiētánxiàngshuō)