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Chinese
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not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1–3 p.m.
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to taste; flavour; indicator of past tense to taste; flavour; indicator of past tense; already; ever; once; test; formerly |
| trad. (未嘗)
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未
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嘗
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| simp. (未尝)
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未
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尝
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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未
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嘗
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wèi
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cháng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ mjɨjH ›
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‹ dzyang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*mt-s/
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/*Cə.daŋ/
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| English
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not yet
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taste (v.)
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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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未
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嘗
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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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12917
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11153
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Phonetic
component
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未
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尚
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Rime
group
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隊
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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未
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常
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Old
Chinese
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/*mɯds/
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/*djaŋ/
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| Notes
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從屮從木與芔字同根，
陳獨秀雲木上加屮象幼枝
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同甞
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Adverb
未嘗
- (literary) not ever
君臣，未嘗相弒也；禮樂刑法政俗，未嘗相變也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君臣，未尝相弑也；礼乐刑法政俗，未尝相变也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Jūnchén, wèicháng xiàng shì yě; lǐyuè xíngfǎ zhèngsú, wèicháng xiàng biàn yě.
- Its rulers and ministers never killed one another, Its rites, music, punishments, laws, governmental proceedings, manners and customs never changed.
先帝在時，每與臣論此事，未嘗不歎息痛恨於桓、靈也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
先帝在时，每与臣论此事，未尝不叹息痛恨于桓、灵也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 227 CE. 諸葛亮 (Zhūgě Liàng) (Zhuge Liang), 出師表
- Xiāndì zài shí, měi yǔ chén lùn cǐ shì, wèicháng bù tànxī tònghèn yú Huán, Líng yě.
- When the late Emperor was still alive, every time he discussed these matters with his servant, there was never a time when he did not sigh and feel distress and regret concerning the practices of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling.
- (literary) not necessarily
Synonyms
- (not ever): 不曾 (bùcéng), 未始 (wèishǐ), (Hokkien, Teochew) 毋捌 (m̄ bat)
- (not necessarily):
References
- “前出師表 [Former Memorial on the Case to Go to War]”, in Baidu Baike [Baidu Encyclopedia] (in Chinese) (wiki), 2022 May 2, retrieved January 8, 2024