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Chinese
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to gasp; to pant; asthma
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rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
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simp. and trad. (喘息)
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喘
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息
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Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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喘
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息
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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昌 (24)
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心 (16)
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Final (韻)
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仙 (78)
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職 (134)
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Tone (調)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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Fanqie
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昌兖切
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相即切
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Baxter
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tsyhwenX
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sik
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/t͡ɕʰiuᴇnX/
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/sɨk̚/
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Pan Wuyun
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/t͡ɕʰʷiɛnX/
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/sɨk̚/
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Shao Rongfen
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/t͡ɕʰjuænX/
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/siek̚/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/cʰwianX/
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/sik̚/
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Li Rong
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/t͡ɕʰiuɛnX/
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/siək̚/
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Wang Li
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/t͡ɕʰĭwɛnX/
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/sĭək̚/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/t͡ɕʰi̯wɛnX/
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/si̯ək̚/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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chuǎn
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xi
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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cyun2
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sik1
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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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喘
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息
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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chuǎn
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xī
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsyhwenX ›
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‹ sik ›
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Old Chinese
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/*orʔ/
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/*sək/
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English
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to pant
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breathe
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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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喘
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息
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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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2517
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13332
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Phonetic component
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耑
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息
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Rime group
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元
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職
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Rime subdivision
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3
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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舛
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息
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Old Chinese
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/*tʰjonʔ/
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/*slɯɡ/
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Notes
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說文自亦聲
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Verb
喘息
- to pant; to gasp for air
喘息較常見於病毒性感染。 [MSC, trad.]
喘息较常见于病毒性感染。 [MSC, simp.]- From: World Health Organization
- Chuǎnxī jiào cháng jiàn yú bìngdúxìng gǎnrǎn.
- Wheezing is more common in viral infections.
- (figurative) to take a breather; to take a respite
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
喘息 • (zensoku)
- (pathology) asthma
Synonyms
References
Korean
Noun
喘息 • (cheonsik) (hangeul 천식)
- hanja form? of 천식 (“asthma”)