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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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玉
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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yù
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ngjowk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*(r)ok/ (< uvular?)
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| English
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jade
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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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璞
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玉
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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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9880
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15971
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Phonetic
component
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菐
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玉
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Rime
group
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屋
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屋
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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璞
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玉
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Old
Chinese
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/*pʰroːɡ/
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/*ŋoɡ/
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Noun
璞玉
- uncut or unpolished jade
今有璞玉於此，雖萬鎰，必使玉人彫琢之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
今有璞玉于此，虽万镒，必使玉人雕琢之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jīn yǒu púyù yú cǐ, suī wàn yì, bì shǐ yùrén diāozhuó zhī.
- Here now you have a a piece of jade, unwrought, in the stone, though it may be worth 10,000 yi, you'll still surely employ a lapidary to cut and polish it.
宋之鄙人得璞玉而獻之子罕。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
宋之鄙人得璞玉而献之子罕。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Han Feizi, circa 2nd century BCE
- Sòng zhī bǐrén dé púyù ér xiàn zhī Zǐhǎn.
- A person from the country of Song obtained an uncut piece of jade and gave it to Zihan.
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