嚮往

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See also: 向往

Chinese

guide; opposite to
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction)
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
 
trad. (嚮往/向往) 嚮/向 往
simp. (向往) 向 往
alternative forms 鄉往／乡往 (obsolete)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 嚮 往
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 曉 (32) 云 (35)
Final (韻) 陽 (105) 陽 (106)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 許亮切 于兩切
Baxter xjangH hjwangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/hɨɐŋH/ /ɦʉɐŋX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/hiɐŋH/ /ɦʷiɐŋX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/xiɑŋH/ /ɣiuɑŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/hɨaŋH/ /ɦuaŋX/
Li
Rong 		/xiaŋH/ /ɣiuaŋX/
Wang
Li 		/xĭaŋH/ /ɣĭwaŋX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/xi̯aŋH/ /iwaŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xiàng wǎng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		hoeng3 wong5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 嚮 往
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		xiàng wǎng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ xjangH › ‹ hjwangX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*qʰaŋ-s/ /*ɢʷaŋʔ/
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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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 嚮 往
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 13606 12760
Phonetic
component 		鄉 往
Rime
group 		陽 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		向 往
Old
Chinese 		/*qʰaŋs/ /*ɢʷaŋ/
Notes 鄉轉註分化字 甲文乃從止王聲

Verb

嚮往

  1. to yearn for; to look forward to; to long for; to cherish
    我們都嚮往幸福的生活。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们都向往幸福的生活。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú de shēnghuó.
    We all long for a happy life.
    她一直嚮往著純潔的愛情。 [MSC, trad.]
    她一直向往着纯洁的爱情。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yīzhí xiàngwǎng zhe chúnjié de àiqíng.
    She has always yearned for pure love.

Synonyms

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