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Translingual
Han character
澳 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 水竹月大 (EHBK), four-corner 37134, composition ⿰氵奧)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 653, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18412
- Dae Jaweon: page 1063, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1744, character 8
- Unihan data for U+6FB3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 襖
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*quːʔ, *quːʔ
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| 懊
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*quːʔ, *quːɡs, *quɡ
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| 燠
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*quːʔ, *quːɡs, *quɡ
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| 奧
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*quːɡs
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| 墺
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*quːɡs, *quɡ
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| 隩
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*quːɡs, *quɡ
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| 澳
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*quːɡs, *quɡ
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| 噢
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*quʔ, *quɡ
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| 薁
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*quɡ
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| 䉛
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*quɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *quːɡs, *quɡ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 奧 (OC *quːɡs)
Etymology
Pronunciation 1
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
- àu - vernacular;
- ò - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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澳
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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ào
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔawH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔˁuk-s/
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| English
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bay, cove
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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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澳
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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75
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Phonetic
component
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奧
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Rime
group
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奧
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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奥
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Old
Chinese
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/*quːɡs/
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Definitions
澳
- inlet of the sea where ships can anchor; bay
- 三都澳 ― Sāndu'ào ― Sandu Ao (inlet in Ningde, Fujian)
- Short for 澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà).: Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)
- 澳式英語／澳式英语 ― Ào shì yīngyǔ ― Australian English
- 白澳政策 ― bái Ào zhèngcè ― White Australia Policy
- Short for 澳門／澳门 (Àomén, “Macau”).
- 港珠澳大橋／港珠澳大桥 ― Gǎng Zhū Ào dàqiáo ― Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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澳
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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85
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Phonetic
component
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奧
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Rime
group
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覺
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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郁
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Old
Chinese
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/*quɡ/
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Definitions
澳
- (alt. form 隩) riverbank where the river bends
References
Japanese
Kanji
澳
(Hyōgai kanji)
- curving shoreline
- bend in river
Readings
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 澳 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 澳, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
澳 • (o, uk) (hangeul 오, 욱, McCune–Reischauer o, uk, Yale o, wuk)
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Vietnamese
Han character
澳: Hán Nôm readings: áo, úc
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