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Chinese
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according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix |
according to; depend on; near to according to; depend on; near to; (Eastern Min) kinship prefix |
simp. and trad.
(依依)
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依
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依
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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依
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yī
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjɨj ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔəj/
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| English
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lean upon
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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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依
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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14836
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Phonetic
component
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衣
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Rime
group
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微
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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依
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Old
Chinese
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/*qɯl/
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Adjective
依依
- (of branches and leaves) swaying in the wind
昔我往矣，楊柳依依；今我來思，雨雪霏霏。
昔我往矣，杨柳依依；今我来思，雨雪霏霏。 - From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Xī wǒ wǎng yǐ, yángliǔ yīyī; jīn wǒ lái sī, yǔxuě fēifēi.
- At first, when we set out,
The willows were fresh and green;
Now, when we shall be returning,
The snow will be falling in clouds.
- reluctant to part
舉手長勞勞，二情同依依。
举手长劳劳，二情同依依。 - From: 孔雀東南飛
- Jǔshǒu cháng láoláo, èr qíng tóng yīyī.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- missing; yearning for
- vague; faint
Derived terms