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Chinese
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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遠
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遊
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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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yuǎn
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yóu
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hjwonX ›
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‹ yuw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*C.ɢʷanʔ/
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/*ru/
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English
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far
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wander about
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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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遠
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遊
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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No.
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16226
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15546
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Phonetic component
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袁
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斿
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Rime group
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元
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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遠
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猷
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷanʔ/
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/*lu/
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Notes
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同遊
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Verb
遠遊
- to travel far
子曰:「父母在,不遠遊。遊必有方。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「父母在,不远游。游必有方。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
- Zǐyuē: “Fùmǔ zài, bù yuǎnyóu. Yóu bì yǒufāng.”
- The Master said: “While your parents are alive, it is better not to travel far away. If you do travel, you should have a precise destination.”
悲時俗之近阨兮,願輕舉而遠遊。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
悲时俗之近阨兮,愿轻举而远游。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Bēi shísú zhī jìn'è xī, yuàn qīngjǔ ér yuǎnyóu.
- Grieving at the pressing constraints of the age's vulgarity - I wish to rise up lightly, to roam far off.
Descendants