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Chinese
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direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey |
Alternative form of 途 (tú)
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to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
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| trad. (道聽塗說)
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道
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聽
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塗
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說
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| simp. (道听涂说)
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道
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听
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涂
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说
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| alternative forms
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道聽涂說／道听涂说
道聽途說／道听途说
道聽途説／道听途说 PRC standard
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| Literally: “to tell, as one go along, what they have heard on the way”.
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Etymology
From the Analects, Book 17 (《論語·陽貨》):
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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道
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聽
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塗
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說
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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1/2
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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透 (6)
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定 (7)
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書 (26)
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| Final (韻)
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豪 (89)
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青 (125)
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模 (23)
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薛 (82)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (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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Closed
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| Division (等)
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I
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IV
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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徒晧切
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他丁切
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同都切
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失爇切
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| Baxter
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dawX
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theng
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du
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sywet
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/dɑuX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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/duo/
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/ɕiuᴇt̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/dɑuX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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/duo/
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/ɕʷiɛt̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/dɑuX/
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/tʰɛŋ/
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/do/
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/ɕjuæt̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/dawX/
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/tʰɛjŋ/
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/dɔ/
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/ɕwiat̚/
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Li
Rong
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/dɑuX/
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/tʰeŋ/
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/do/
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/ɕiuɛt̚/
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Wang
Li
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/dɑuX/
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/tʰieŋ/
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/du/
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/ɕĭuɛt̚/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/dʱɑuX/
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/tʰieŋ/
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/dʱuo/
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/ɕi̯wɛt̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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dào
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tīng
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tú
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shuo
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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dou6
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ting1
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tou4
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syut3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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道
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聽
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塗
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說
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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dào
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tīng
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tú
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shuō
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dawX ›
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‹ theng ›
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‹ du ›
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‹ sywet ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁuʔ/
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/*l̥ˁeŋ/
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/*lˁa/
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/*l̥ot/
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| English
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way
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listen
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road
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speak, explain
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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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道
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聽
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塗
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說
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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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2/3
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| No.
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11669
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11392
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15774
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2571
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Phonetic
component
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首
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聖
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余
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兑
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Rime
group
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幽
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耕
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魚
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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0
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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道
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汀
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徒
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說
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Old
Chinese
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/*l'uːʔ/
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/*l̥ʰeːŋ/
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/*l'aː/
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/*hljod/
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| Notes
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甲金文象耳對口，
後繁化加心壬聲，
右上即卜口繁化
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Idiom
道聽塗說
- rumor; hearsay
Descendants