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Chinese
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brocade; embroidered work; bright
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up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
to add; to increase; to replenish
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flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
| trad. (錦上添花)
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錦
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上
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添
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花
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| simp. (锦上添花)
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锦
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上
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添
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花
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| Literally: “to add flowers to the brocade”.
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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錦
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上
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添
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花
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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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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曉 (32)
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| Final (韻)
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侵 (140)
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陽 (105)
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添 (157)
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麻 (99)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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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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Closed
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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IV
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II
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| Fanqie
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居飲切
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時亮切
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他兼切
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呼瓜切
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| Baxter
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kimX
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dzyangH
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them
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xwae
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/kˠiɪmX/
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/d͡ʑɨɐŋH/
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/tʰem/
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/hˠua/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/kᵚimX/
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/d͡ʑiɐŋH/
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/tʰem/
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/hʷᵚa/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/kiemX/
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/d͡ʑiɑŋH/
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/tʰɛm/
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/xua/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/kjimX/
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/d͡ʑɨaŋH/
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/tʰɛm/
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/hwaɨ/
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Li
Rong
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/kjəmX/
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/ʑiaŋH/
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/tʰem/
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/xua/
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Wang
Li
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/kĭĕmX/
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/ʑĭaŋH/
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/tʰiem/
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/xwa/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ki̯əmX/
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/ʑi̯aŋH/
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/tʰiem/
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/xwa/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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jǐn
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shàng
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tiān
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huā
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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gam2
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soeng6
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tim1
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faa1
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Idiom
錦上添花
- to make perfection still more perfect