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Chinese
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feather
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hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
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trad. (羽毛)
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羽
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毛
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simp. #(羽毛)
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羽
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毛
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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羽
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毛
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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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yǔ
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máo
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hjuX ›
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‹ maw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʷ(r)aʔ/
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/*C.mˁaw/
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English
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feather, wing
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hair
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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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羽
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毛
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/2
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No.
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15946
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8780
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Phonetic component
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羽
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毛
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Rime group
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魚
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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0
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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羽
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毛
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Old Chinese
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/*ɢʷaʔ/
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/*maːw/
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Noun
羽毛
- feather; plumage (Classifier: 根 m; 片 m; 條/条 c; 塊/块 c)
- (literary, figurative) reputation; fame; prestige
Synonyms
- 信譽/信誉 (xìnyù) (trustworthiness and reputation)
- 名望 (míngwàng)
- 名氣/名气 (míngqì)
- 名聲/名声 (míngshēng)
- 名色 (míngsè) (literary or Xiamen Hokkien)
- 名譽/名誉 (míngyù)
- 名頭/名头 (mian5 tao5) (Teochew, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 威信 (wēixìn)
- 威望 (wēiwàng)
- 榮譽/荣誉 (róngyù) (honorable reputation)
- 權威/权威 (quánwēi)
- 牌匾 (páibiǎn) (figurative)
- 盛名 (shèngmíng)
- 美名 (měimíng) (good name)
- 美譽/美誉 (měiyù) (good name)
- 聲名/声名 (shēngmíng)
- 聲望/声望 (shēngwàng)
- 聲譽/声誉 (shēngyù)
- 英名 (yīngmíng) (illustrious name)
- 高名 (gāomíng) (literary)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
羽毛 • (umō)
- feathers, plumage
Synonyms
Korean
Noun
羽毛 • (umo) (hangeul 우모)
- hanja form? of 우모 (“feathers, plumage”)