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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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金
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城
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湯
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池
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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2/3
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1/2
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| Initial (聲)
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見 (28)
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常 (25)
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透 (6)
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澄 (11)
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| Final (韻)
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侵 (140)
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清 (121)
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唐 (101)
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支 (13)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
|
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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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
|
居吟切
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是征切
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吐郎切
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直離切
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| Baxter
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kim
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dzyeng
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thang
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drje
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kˠiɪm/
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/d͡ʑiᴇŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ɖˠiᴇ/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kᵚim/
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/d͡ʑiɛŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ɖᵚiɛ/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kiem/
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/d͡ʑiæŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ȡiɛ/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kjim/
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/d͡ʑiajŋ/
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/tʰaŋ/
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/ɖjiə̆/
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Li
Rong
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/kjəm/
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/ʑiɛŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ȡje/
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Wang
Li
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/kĭĕm/
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/ʑĭɛŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ȡǐe/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ki̯əm/
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/ʑi̯ɛŋ/
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/tʰɑŋ/
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/ȡʱie̯/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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jīn
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chéng
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tāng
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chí
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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gam1
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sing4
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tong1
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ci4
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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金
|
城
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湯
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湯
|
湯
|
池
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| Reading #
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1/1
|
1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
jīn
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chéng
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shāng
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tāng
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tāng
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chí
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ kim ›
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‹ dzyeng ›
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‹ syang ›
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‹ thang ›
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‹ thang ›
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‹ drje ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*k(r)m/
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/*eŋ/
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/*l̥aŋ/
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/*l̥ˁaŋ/
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/*r̥ˁaŋ/
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/*Cə.lraj/
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| English
|
metal, bronze
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city wall
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amply-flowing
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hot liquid
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(proper name:) founder of Shāng dynasty
|
pool (n.)
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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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金
|
城
|
湯
|
湯
|
湯
|
池
|
池
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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6679
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1418
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14552
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14560
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14585
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14769
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14779
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Phonetic
component
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金
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成
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昜
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昜
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昜
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也
|
也
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Rime
group
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侵
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耕
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陽
|
陽
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陽
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歌
|
歌
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Rime
subdivision
|
1
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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金
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成
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湯
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儻
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商
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駝
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馳
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Old
Chinese
|
/*krɯm/
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/*djeŋ/
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/*l̥ʰaːŋ/
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/*l̥ʰaːŋs/
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/*hljaŋ/
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/*l'aːl/
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/*l'al/
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| Notes
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說文今聲，俞敏依金文非之
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|
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後作燙
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Idiom
金城湯池
- firm city; strongly-fortified city
Synonyms
- (short form) 金湯／金汤 (jīntāng)
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology
From Literary Chinese 金城湯池 (jīnchéngtāngchí) in the 漢書 (Kanjo, “Book of Han”).
Equivalent to 金城 (kinjō, “metal castle”) + 湯池 (tōchi, literally “hot-water moat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
金城湯池 • (kinjōtōchi) ←きんじやうたうち (kinzyautauti)?
- (idiomatic) a well-defended castle or fortified city
- (by extension) something firm and cannot easily be penetrated or broken
See also
References