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Chinese
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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驊
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騮
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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5313
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8885
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Phonetic component
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華
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卯
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Rime group
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魚
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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華
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劉
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡʷraː/
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/*m·ru/
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Notes
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見莊子
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Noun
驊騮
- (literary) fine horse
Proper noun
驊騮
- (historical) Hualiu (one of eight horses owned by King Mu of Zhou)
驊騮、騹驥、纖離、綠耳,此皆古之良馬也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
骅骝、𬴆骥、纤离、绿耳,此皆古之良马也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Huáliú, Qíjì, Xiānlí, Lǜ'ěr, cǐ jiē gǔ zhī liángmǎ yě.
- Hualiu, Qiji, Xianli, and Lü'er; those are the fine steeds of yore.
See also
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
驊騮 • (karyū) ←くわりう (kwariu)?
- Hualiu (one of eight horses owned by King Mu of Zhou in ancient China)
- 1530, 清原国賢書写本荘子抄
麒驥驊騮は古の良馬也。一日の内に千里を馳す。しかれども鼠を捕ことは狸狌にはをとる也。- Qiji and Hualiu are fine horses in ancient times. They are able to gallop one thousand li in a single day. Nevertheless they are inferior to stray cats in catching rats.
- (by extension) fine horse
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