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Chinese
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's; him/her/it; this
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earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly |
| trad. (彈丸之地)
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彈丸
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之
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地
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| simp. (弹丸之地)
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弹丸
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之
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地
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Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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彈
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丸
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之
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地
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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定 (7)
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匣 (33)
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章 (23)
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定 (7)
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| Final (韻)
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寒 (61)
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桓 (62)
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之 (19)
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脂 (15)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
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徒案切
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胡官切
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止而切
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徒四切
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| Baxter
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danH
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hwan
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tsyi
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dijH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/dɑnH/
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/ɦuɑn/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/diɪH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/dɑnH/
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/ɦʷɑn/
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/t͡ɕɨ/
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/diH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/dɑnH/
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/ɣuɑn/
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/t͡ɕie/
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/djɪH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/danH/
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/ɦwan/
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/cɨ/
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/diH/
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Li
Rong
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/dɑnH/
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/ɣuɑn/
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/t͡ɕiə/
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/diH/
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Wang
Li
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/dɑnH/
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/ɣuɑn/
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/t͡ɕĭə/
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/diH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/dʱɑnH/
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/ɣuɑn/
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/t͡ɕi/
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/dʱiH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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dàn
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huán
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zhī
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dì
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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daan6
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wun4
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zi1
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dei6
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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彈
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丸
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之
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之
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地
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| Reading #
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1/3
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1/2
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1/2
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2/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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dàn
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wán
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zhī
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zhī
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dì
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ danH ›
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‹ hwan ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ dijH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁar-s/
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/*ʷˁar/
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/*tə/
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/*tə/
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/*ˁej-s/
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| English
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pellet
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pellet; ball
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go to
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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earth, ground
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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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彈
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丸
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之
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地
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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2013
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12608
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17188
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14808
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Phonetic
component
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單
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丸
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之
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也
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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之
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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憚
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桓
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之
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地
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Old
Chinese
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/*daːns/
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/*ɡʷaːn/
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/*tjɯ/
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/*l'els/
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Idiom
彈丸之地
- a tiny place
在香港這片彈丸之地上生活的七百萬人
在香港这片弹丸之地上生活的七百万人 - zài xiānggǎng zhè piàn dànwánzhīdì shàng shēnghuó de qībǎiwàn rén
- the 7 million citizens living in the tiny city of Hong Kong
此彈丸之地，猶不予也。
此弹丸之地，犹不予也。 - From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
- Cǐ dànwánzhīdì, yóu bù yǔ yě.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)