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Translingual
Han character
瞽 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+13, 18 strokes, cangjie input 土水月山 (GEBU), four-corner 44604, composition ⿱鼓目)
- blind
- blind musician
- stupid
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 819, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23745
- Dae Jaweon: page 1231, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2516, character 3
- Unihan data for U+77BD
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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皷
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*kʷaːʔ
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鼓
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*kʷaːʔ
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瞽
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*kʷaːʔ
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Etymology
From 鼓 (OC *kʷaːʔ, “drum”) (Schuessler, 2007), as musicians were blind in ancient times.
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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瞽
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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gǔ
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Middle Chinese
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‹ kuX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁaʔ/
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English
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blind
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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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瞽
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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4338
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Phonetic component
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鼓
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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古
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Old Chinese
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/*kʷaːʔ/
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Definitions
瞽
- blind
子見齊衰者、冕衣裳者與瞽者,見之,雖少必作;過之,必趨。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子见齐衰者、冕衣裳者与瞽者,见之,虽少必作;过之,必趋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Zǐ jiàn qíshuāi zhě, miǎn yīshang zhě yǔ gǔzhě, jiàn zhī, suī shào bì zuò; guò zhī, bì qū.
- When the Master saw a person in a mourning dress, or any one with the cap and upper and lower garments of full dress, or a blind person, on observing them approaching, though they were younger than himself, he would rise up, and if he had to pass by them, he would do so hastily.
- undiscerning
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瞎眼 (“(to be) blind”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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瞽, 盲
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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失明, 瞎眼, 瞎
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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瞎眼
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Malaysia
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瞎, 盲
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Singapore
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瞎, 盲
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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盲, 盲眼
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Hong Kong
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盲, 盲眼
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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盲
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Hakka
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Meixian
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瞎, 盲
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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眼瞎
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Luhe
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目瞎
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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目瞨, 目瞎, 青盲, 瞎目
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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青盲
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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瞎
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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青盲
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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青盲
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Quanzhou
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青盲
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Zhangzhou
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青盲
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Taipei
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青盲
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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青盲
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Kaohsiung
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青盲
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Yilan
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青盲
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Changhua (Lukang)
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青盲
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Taichung
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青盲
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Tainan
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青盲
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Hsinchu
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青盲
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Kinmen
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青盲
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Penghu (Magong)
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青盲
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Penang (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Manila (Hokkien)
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青盲
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Pingnan (Pingtian)
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青盲
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Chaozhou
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青盲
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Shantou
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青盲
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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青盲
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Shantou (Chaoyang)
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青盲
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Jieyang
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青盲
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Haifeng
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青盲
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Leizhou
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青盲
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Wenchang
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青盲
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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青盲
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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青盲
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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瞎
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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盲
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
瞽
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 瞽 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 瞽, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
瞽 • (go) (hangeul 고, revised go, McCune–Reischauer ko, Yale ko)
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Vietnamese
Han character
瞽: Hán Nôm readings: cổ
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