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Chinese
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to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
| trad. (送死)
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送
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死
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| simp. #(送死)
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送
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死
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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送
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死
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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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sòng
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sǐ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ suwngH ›
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‹ sijX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁoŋ-s/
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/*sijʔ/
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| English
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escort (v.), send
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die (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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送
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死
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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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12062
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12006
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Phonetic
component
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送
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死
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Rime
group
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東
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脂
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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送
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死
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Old
Chinese
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/*sloːŋs/
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/*hljiʔ/
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Verb
送死 (intransitive)
- to court death
- (archaic) to arrange the funeral of one's parents
養生者不足以當大事，惟送死可以當大事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
养生者不足以当大事，惟送死可以当大事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yǎngshēng zhě bù zú yǐ dàng dàshì, wéi sòngsǐ kě yǐ dàng dàshì.
- The nourishment of parents when living is not sufficient to be accounted the great thing. It is only in the performing their obsequies when dead that we have what can be considered the great thing.
故事生不忠厚，不敬文，謂之野；送死不忠厚，不敬文，謂之瘠。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
故事生不忠厚，不敬文，谓之野；送死不忠厚，不敬文，谓之瘠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Gù shìshēng bù zhōnghòu, bù jìng wén, wèi zhī yě; sòngsǐ bù zhōnghòu, bù jìng wén, wèi zhī jí.
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Synonyms
- (to court death): 找死 (zhǎosǐ); (Hokkien) 赴死 (fùsǐ)