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Chinese
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mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain
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valley
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trad. (陵谷)
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陵
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谷
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simp. #(陵谷)
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陵
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谷
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Etymology
Figurative sense from the Shijing:
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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陵
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谷
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谷
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谷
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Reading #
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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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Initial (聲)
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來 (37)
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見 (28)
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來 (37)
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以 (36)
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Final (韻)
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蒸 (133)
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屋 (3)
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屋 (3)
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燭 (8)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Checked (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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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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I
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I
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III
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Fanqie
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力膺切
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古禄切
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盧谷切
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余蜀切
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Baxter
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ling
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kuwk
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luwk
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yowk
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/lɨŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/jɨok̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/lɨŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/jiok̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/lieŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/iok̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/liŋ/
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/kəwk̚/
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/ləwk̚/
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/juawk̚/
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Li Rong
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/liəŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/iok̚/
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Wang Li
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/lĭəŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/jĭwok̚/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/li̯əŋ/
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/kuk̚/
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/luk̚/
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/i̯wok̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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líng
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gu
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lù
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yù
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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ling4
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guk1
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luk6
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juk6
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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陵
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谷
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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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líng
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gǔ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ling ›
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‹ kuwk ›
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Old Chinese
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/*əŋ/
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/*C.qˁok/
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English
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mound, hill
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valley
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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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陵
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谷
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谷
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谷
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Reading #
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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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No.
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8246
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4298
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4299
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4310
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Phonetic component
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夌
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谷
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谷
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谷
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Rime group
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蒸
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屋
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屋
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屋
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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陵
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禄
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穀
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欲
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Old Chinese
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/*rɯŋ/
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/*ɦkroːɡ/
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/*kloːɡ/
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/*ɡ·loːɡ/
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Notes
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見史記
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Noun
陵谷
- hills and valleys
- mausoleum
- Synonym: 陵墓 (língmù)
- (literary, figuratively) the ruler and the subject switching places
- (literary, figuratively) great change