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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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皇
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天
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后
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后
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土
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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1/2
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| Initial (聲)
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匣 (33)
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透 (6)
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匣 (33)
|
匣 (33)
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透 (6)
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| Final (韻)
|
唐 (102)
|
先 (85)
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侯 (137)
|
侯 (137)
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模 (23)
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| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
|
Open
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Open
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Open
|
Open
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| Division (等)
|
I
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IV
|
I
|
I
|
I
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| Fanqie
|
胡光切
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他前切
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胡口切
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胡遘切
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他魯切
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| Baxter
|
hwang
|
then
|
huwX
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huwH
|
thuX
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| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ɦwɑŋ/
|
/tʰen/
|
/ɦəuX/
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/ɦəuH/
|
/tʰuoX/
|
Pan
Wuyun
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/ɦʷɑŋ/
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/tʰen/
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/ɦəuX/
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/ɦəuH/
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/tʰuoX/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/ɣuɑŋ/
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/tʰɛn/
|
/ɣəuX/
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/ɣəuH/
|
/tʰoX/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ɦwaŋ/
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/tʰɛn/
|
/ɦəwX/
|
/ɦəwH/
|
/tʰɔX/
|
Li
Rong
|
/ɣuɑŋ/
|
/tʰen/
|
/ɣuX/
|
/ɣuH/
|
/tʰoX/
|
Wang
Li
|
/ɣuɑŋ/
|
/tʰien/
|
/ɣəuX/
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/ɣəuH/
|
/tʰuX/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/ɣwɑŋ/
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/tʰien/
|
/ɣə̯uX/
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/ɣə̯uH/
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/tʰuoX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
huáng
|
tiān
|
hòu
|
hòu
|
tǔ
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
wong4
|
tin1
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hau6
|
hau6
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tou2
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
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皇
|
天
|
后
|
土
|
| Reading #
|
2/2
|
1/2
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1/1
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
huáng
|
tiān
|
hòu
|
tǔ
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ hwang ›
|
‹ then ›
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‹ huwX ›
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‹ thuX ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ʷˁaŋ/
|
/*l̥ˁi/
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/*ɢˁ(r)oʔ/
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/*tʰˁaʔ/
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| English
|
sovereign
|
heaven
|
sovereign; queen
|
earth
|
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)
|
| Character
|
皇
|
天
|
后
|
后
|
土
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
1/2
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| No.
|
12696
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12387
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5168
|
5172
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12499
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Phonetic
component
|
王
|
天
|
后
|
后
|
土
|
Rime
group
|
陽
|
眞
|
侯
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侯
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魚
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
黃
|
天
|
厚
|
𠋫
|
土
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*ɡʷaːŋ/
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/*qʰl'iːn/
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/*ɡoːʔ/
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/*ɡoːs/
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/*l̥ʰaːʔ/
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| Notes
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禮王制鄭注冕屬，
金文象羽冠，王聲；或雲象日射輝則爲暀晃初文
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Idiom
皇天后土
- the gods of heaven and earth
臣之辛苦，非獨蜀之人士及二州牧伯所見明知；皇天后土，實所共鑒。
臣之辛苦，非独蜀之人士及二州牧伯所见明知；皇天后土，实所共鉴。 - From: c. 267, 李密 (Li Mi),《陳情表》, translated by Luo Jingguo（罗经国）
- Chén zhī xīnkǔ, fēidú shǔ zhī rénshì jí èr zhōu mùbó suǒjiàn míngzhī; huángtiānhòutǔ, shí suǒ gòng jiàn.
- Not only do the people of Shu, but also the officials of Liang and Ye know my situation well. Heaven and Earth, too, bear witness to my misery.
皇天后土，胡寧忍此！知悲無益，奈恨無已。
皇天后土，胡宁忍此！知悲无益，奈恨无已。 - From: 820 January 19, 劉禹錫 (Liu Yuxi), 《祭柳員外文》
- Huángtiānhòutǔ, húnìng rěn cǐ! Zhī bēi wúyì, nài hèn wúyǐ.
- O Heaven and Earth, how could you bear to let this happen? Though I know grieving is useless, I cannot help but harbor endless sorrow and regret.