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Chinese
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horse; surname
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head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems |
be; yes; this
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gaze; view
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| trad. (馬首是瞻)
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馬
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首
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是
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瞻
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| simp. (马首是瞻)
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马
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首
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是
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瞻
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Etymology
From Zuo Zhuan, Duke Xiang, Year 14 (《左傳·襄公十四年》):
荀偃令曰：「雞鳴而駕，塞井夷灶，唯余馬首是瞻！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
荀偃令曰：「鸡鸣而驾，塞井夷灶，唯余马首是瞻！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xún Yǎn lìng yuē: “Jīmíng ér jià, sè jǐng yí zào, wéi yú mǎshǒu shì zhān!”
- Xun Yan (荀偃) ordered, "At cockcrow, yoke your chariots, fill up the wells and level your furnaces. Look only at my horses' heads, !"
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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馬
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首
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是
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瞻
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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明 (4)
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書 (26)
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常 (25)
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章 (23)
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| Final (韻)
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麻 (98)
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尤 (136)
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支 (11)
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鹽 (153)
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| Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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Rising (X)
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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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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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III
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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莫下切
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書九切
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承紙切
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職廉切
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| Baxter
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maeX
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syuwX
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dzyeX
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tsyem
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/mˠaX/
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/ɕɨuX/
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/d͡ʑiᴇX/
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/t͡ɕiᴇm/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/mᵚaX/
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/ɕiuX/
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/d͡ʑiɛX/
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/t͡ɕiɛm/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/maX/
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/ɕiəuX/
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/d͡ʑjɛX/
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/t͡ɕjæm/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/maɨX/
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/ɕuwX/
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/d͡ʑiə̆X/
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/ciam/
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Li
Rong
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/maX/
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/ɕiuX/
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/ʑieX/
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/t͡ɕiɛm/
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Wang
Li
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/maX/
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/ɕĭəuX/
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/ʑǐeX/
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/t͡ɕĭɛm/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/maX/
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/ɕi̯ə̯uX/
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/ʑie̯X/
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/t͡ɕi̯ɛm/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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mǎ
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shǒu
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shì
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zhān
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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maa5
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sau2
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si6
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zim1
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Idiom
馬首是瞻
- to regard someone as the leader and follow his or her orders
Usage notes
Although generally considered as a chengyu, this term almost always appears as part of the construct 唯……馬首是瞻, which is an instance of the general pattern 唯……是……. Compare 唯命是從／唯命是从 (wéimìngshìcóng) and 唯利是圖／唯利是图 (wéilìshìtú).