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Chinese
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after all; to investigate; to study carefully
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unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed |
| trad. (究竟)
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究
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竟
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| simp. #(究竟)
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究
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竟
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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究
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竟
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jiū
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jìng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kjuwH ›
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‹ kjængH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*(r)u(ʔ)-s/
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/*raŋʔ-s/
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| English
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scrutinize; go to the end
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end, in the end
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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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究
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竟
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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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6942
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6869
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Phonetic
component
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九
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竟
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Rime
group
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幽
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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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救
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敬
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Old
Chinese
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/*kus/
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/*kraŋs/
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Verb
究竟
- (literary) to go to the bottom of (a matter); to probe to the bottom
- (literary) to finish; to be completed
- (literary) to look into; to ascertain; to inquire into
Noun
究竟
- result; outcome; ending; the whole story
- (Buddhism) niṣṭhā; ultimate end; culmination
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
究竟
- after all; in the end; all in all
- actually; exactly; are or are not
Synonyms
Descendants