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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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寂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzek ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s-ˁiwk/
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| English
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quiet
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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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寂
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寞
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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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11734
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9255
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Phonetic
component
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尗
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莫
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Rime
group
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覺
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鐸
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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寂
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莫
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Old
Chinese
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/*zlɯːwɢ/
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/*maːɡ/
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Adjective
寂寞
- lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
- 孤單寂寞／孤单寂寞 ― gūdān jìmò ― solitary and lonesome
寂寞的雨聲捶阮心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
寂寞的雨声捶阮心肝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 1999, 江蕙 (Jody Chiang), 落雨聲
- siok-bo̍k ê hō͘-siaⁿ tûi gún sim-koaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The lonesome pitter-patter beats my chest.
一路寂寞，不願繼續流浪孤單 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
一路寂寞，不愿继续流浪孤单 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2008, 詹雅雯, 真愛等一個人
- chi̍t-lō͘ siok-bo̍k, m̄-goān kè-sio̍k liû-lōng ko͘-toaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The whole journey was lonely; am not willing to continue wandering alone.
只有借著追憶安慰寂寞的靈魂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
只有借著追忆安慰寂寞的灵魂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2015, 陳百潭 and 曹雅雯 (Olivia Tsao), 相思痕
- chí-ū chioh-tio̍h tui-ek an-ùi siok-bo̍k ê lêng-hûn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- only use my recollections to comfort my desolate soul.
只有寂寞陪阮歸下晡 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
只有寂寞陪阮归下晡 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2013, 許富凱 (Henry Hsu), 阿里加多
- chí-ū siok-bo̍k pôe gún kui ē-po͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Only loneliness was with me the whole afternoon
聽這條寂寞寫的歌，乎心疼痛 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
听这条寂寞写的歌，乎心疼痛 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2014, 蕭煌奇 (Hsiao Huang-Chi), 命運點歌 (Destiny Calling)
- thiaⁿ chit tiâu siok-bo̍k siá ê koa, hō͘ sim thàng-thiàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Listen to this song written by loneliness to feel the pain in your heart
寂寞的氣味已經霸佔阮歸暝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
寂寞的气味已经霸占阮归暝 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- From: 2016, 王萊, 窗外的雨聲
- siok-bo̍k ê khì-bī í-keng pà-chiàm gún kui-mî [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The smell of loneliness has occupied my whole night
- quiet; still
Synonyms
- 俗 (Hokkien)
- 孤單 / 孤单 (gūdān)
- 孤孑 (gūjié) (literary)
- 孤寂 (gūjì)
- 孤獨 / 孤独 (gūdú)
- 寂寥 (jìliáo)
- 挑另 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 索寞 (suǒmò) (literary or Eastern Min)
- 落寞 (luòmò)
- 和平 (hépíng)
- 嗼寂 (mòjì)
- 安恬 (āntián) (literary)
- 安生 (ānshēng)
- 安謐 / 安谧 (ānmì) (literary)
- 安靖 (ānjìng) (literary)
- 安靜 / 安静 (ānjìng)
- 寂寥 (jìliáo)
- 寂然 (jìrán) (literary)
- 寂靜 / 寂静 (jìjìng)
- 寧靜 / 宁静 (níngjìng)
- 平和
- 平靜 / 平静 (píngjìng)
- 幽靜 / 幽静 (yōujìng)
- 恬 (Hakka, literary or Min Nan)
- 恬倓 (tiántán)
- 恬淡 (tiándàn)
- 恬謐 / 恬谧 (tiánmì) (literary)
- 恬靜 / 恬静 (tiánjìng)
- 悄悄 (qiāoqiāo)
- 沉寂 (chénjì)
- 沉靜 / 沉静 (chénjìng)
- 清淨 / 清净 (qīngjìng)
- 清靜 / 清静 (qīngjìng)
- 自靜 / 自静 (zi3 jing2) (Jin)
- 靜寂 / 静寂 (jìngjì)
- 靜寂寂 / 静寂寂 (Hokkien)
- 靜悄悄 / 静悄悄 (jìngqiāoqiāo)
- 靜生生 / 静生生 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
寂寞 • (sekibaku)
- loneliness, desolation
Adjective
寂寞 • (sekibaku) †-tari (adnominal 寂寞とした (sekibaku to shita) or 寂寞たる (sekibaku taru), adverbial 寂寞と (sekibaku to) or 寂寞として (sekibaku to shite))
- lonely, desolate
References
Korean
Noun
寂寞 • (jeongmak) (hangeul 적막)
- hanja form? of 적막 (“loneliness, desolation”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
寂寞
- chữ Hán form of tịch mịch (“solitary, silent, quiet”).