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Chinese
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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輕
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輕
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於
|
於
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鴻
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鴻
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毛
|
毛
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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Initial (聲)
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溪 (29)
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溪 (29)
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影 (34)
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影 (34)
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匣 (33)
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匣 (33)
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明 (4)
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明 (4)
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Final (韻)
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清 (121)
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清 (121)
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魚 (22)
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模 (23)
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東 (1)
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東 (1)
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豪 (89)
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豪 (89)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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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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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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Open
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Open
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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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I
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I
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I
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I
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I
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Fanqie
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去盈切
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墟正切
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央居切
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哀都切
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戸公切
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胡孔切
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莫袍切
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莫報切
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Baxter
|
khjieng
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khjiengH
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'jo
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'u
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huwng
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huwngX
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maw
|
mawH
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
|
/kʰiᴇŋ/
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/kʰiᴇŋH/
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/ʔɨʌ/
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/ʔuo/
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/ɦuŋ/
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/ɦuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Pan Wuyun
|
/kʰiɛŋ/
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/kʰiɛŋH/
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/ʔiɔ/
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/ʔuo/
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/ɦuŋ/
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/ɦuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Shao Rongfen
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/kʰiæŋ/
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/kʰiæŋH/
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/ʔiɔ/
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/ʔo/
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/ɣuŋ/
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/ɣuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/kʰiajŋ/
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/kʰiajŋH/
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/ʔɨə̆/
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/ʔɔ/
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/ɦəwŋ/
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/ɦəwŋX/
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/maw/
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/mawH/
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Li Rong
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/kʰiɛŋ/
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/kʰiɛŋH/
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/ʔiɔ/
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/ʔo/
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/ɣuŋ/
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/ɣuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Wang Li
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/kʰĭɛŋ/
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/kʰĭɛŋH/
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/ĭo/
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/u/
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/ɣuŋ/
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/ɣuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Bernard Karlgren
|
/kʰi̯ɛŋ/
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/kʰi̯ɛŋH/
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/ʔi̯wo/
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/ʔuo/
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/ɣuŋ/
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/ɣuŋX/
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/mɑu/
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/mɑuH/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
|
qīng
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qìng
|
yū
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wū
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hóng
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hòng
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máo
|
mào
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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hing1
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hing3
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jyu1
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wu1
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hung4
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hung6
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mou4
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mou6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
Character
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輕
|
於
|
於
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鴻
|
毛
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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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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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qīng
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wū
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yú
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hóng
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máo
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Middle Chinese
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‹ khjieng ›
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‹ ʔu ›
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‹ ʔjo ›
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‹ huwng ›
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‹ maw ›
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Old Chinese
|
/*eŋ/ (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)
|
/*ˁa/
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/*a/
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/*ˁoŋ/
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/*C.mˁaw/
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English
|
light (≠ heavy)
|
oh!
|
at (locative preposition)
|
kind of wild goose
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hair
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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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輕
|
輕
|
於
|
於
|
鴻
|
鴻
|
毛
|
毛
|
Reading #
|
1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
|
2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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6792
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6793
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15810
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15812
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4061
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4062
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8780
|
8791
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Phonetic component
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巠
|
巠
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於
|
於
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工
|
工
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毛
|
毛
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Rime group
|
耕
|
耕
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魚
|
魚
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東
|
東
|
宵
|
宵
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Rime subdivision
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1
|
1
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Corresponding MC rime
|
輕
|
輕
|
烏
|
於
|
洪
|
澒
|
毛
|
冃
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Old Chinese
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/*kʰeŋ/
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/*kʰeŋs/
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/*qaː/
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/*qa/
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/*ɡoːŋ/
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/*ɡoːŋʔ/
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/*maːw/
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/*maːws/
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Idiom
輕於鴻毛
- (derogatory, figuratively) to be worthless (or trashy, valueless, not worth a brass farthing, good for nothing, of no worth)
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