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Chinese
Etymology
Literally, "by what; with what; because of what", according to an explanation given in the Jingdian Shiwen. See quotation below.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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庸
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yōng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ yowng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*loŋ/
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| English
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use; advantage
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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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庸
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詎
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詎
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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15459
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7052
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7058
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Phonetic
component
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用
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巨
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巨
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Rime
group
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東
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魚
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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容
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遽
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Old
Chinese
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/*loŋ/
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/*ɡaʔ/
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/*ɡas/
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Adverb
庸詎
- (literary, rhetorical question) how
庸詎知吾所謂「知」之非不知邪？庸詎知吾所謂「不知」之非知邪？
庸讵知吾所谓「知」之非不知邪？庸讵知吾所谓「不知」之非知邪？ - From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE
- Yōngjù zhī wú suǒwèi “zhī” zhī fēi bùzhī yé? Yōngjù zhī wú suǒwèi “bùzhī” zhī fēi zhī yé?
- How do you know, when I say "I know it," that it's impossible that I do not really know it? How do you know, when I say "I do not know it," that it's impossible that I do know it?
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