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Chinese
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to look at; to regard; to inspect
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to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
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as (if); such as
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to go back; to return
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| trad. (視死如歸)
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視
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死
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如
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歸
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| simp. (视死如归)
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视
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死
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如
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归
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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視
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視
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死
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如
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如
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歸
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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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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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常 (25)
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常 (25)
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心 (16)
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日 (38)
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日 (38)
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見 (28)
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| Final (韻)
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脂 (15)
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脂 (15)
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脂 (17)
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魚 (22)
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魚 (22)
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微 (21)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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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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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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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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承矢切
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常利切
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息姊切
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人諸切
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人恕切
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舉韋切
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| Baxter
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dzyijX
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dzyijH
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sijX
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nyo
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nyoH
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kjw+j
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/d͡ʑiɪX/
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/d͡ʑiɪH/
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/sˠiɪX/
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/ȵɨʌ/
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/ȵɨʌH/
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/kʉi/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/d͡ʑiX/
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/d͡ʑiH/
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/sᵚiX/
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/ȵiɔ/
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/ȵiɔH/
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/kʷɨi/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/d͡ʑjɪX/
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/d͡ʑjɪH/
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/siɪX/
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/ȵʑiɔ/
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/ȵʑiɔH/
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/kiuəi/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/d͡ʑiX/
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/d͡ʑiH/
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/sjiX/
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/ȵɨə̆/
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/ȵɨə̆H/
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/kuj/
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Li
Rong
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/ʑiX/
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/ʑiH/
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/sjiX/
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/ȵiɔ/
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/ȵiɔH/
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/kiuəi/
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Wang
Li
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/ʑiX/
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/ʑiH/
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/siX/
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/ȵʑĭo/
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/ȵʑĭoH/
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/kĭwəi/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/ʑiX/
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/ʑiH/
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/siX/
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/ȵʑi̯wo/
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/ȵʑi̯woH/
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/kwe̯i/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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shì
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shì
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sǐ
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rú
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rù
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guī
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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si6
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si6
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si2
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jyu4
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jyu6
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gwai1
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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視
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視
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死
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如
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歸
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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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2/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shì
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shì
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sǐ
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rú
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guī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzyijX ›
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‹ dzyijH ›
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‹ sijX ›
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‹ nyo ›
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‹ kjwɨj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡijʔ/
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/*ɡijʔ-s/
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/*sijʔ/
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/*na/
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/*ʷəj/
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| English
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look, see
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look, see
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die (v.)
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as, like, if
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return (v.)
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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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視
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視
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視
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死
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如
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如
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歸
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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| No.
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11602
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11604
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11608
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12006
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9623
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9631
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17748
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Phonetic
component
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示
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示
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示
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死
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女
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女
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追
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Rime
group
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脂
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脂
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脂
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脂
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魚
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魚
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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視
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嗜
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示
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死
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如
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洳
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歸
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡljilʔ/
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/*ɡljils/
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/*ɢljils/
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/*hljiʔ/
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/*nja/
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/*njas/
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/*klul/
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| Notes
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同眎依餘校王韻又神至反加
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Idiom
視死如歸
- to be courageous and not fear death; to not fear sacrificing oneself for a greater cause