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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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自
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古
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zì
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gǔ
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzijH ›
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‹ kuX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.i-s/
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/*kˁaʔ/
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| English
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to follow; from
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ancient
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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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自
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古
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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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17879
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4219
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Phonetic
component
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自
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古
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Rime
group
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至
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魚
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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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自
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古
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ɦljids/
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/*kaːʔ/
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Adverb
自古
- from time immemorial; since ancient times
自古皆有死，民無信不立。
自古皆有死，民无信不立。 - From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE
- Zìgǔ jiē yǒu sǐ, mín wú xìn bù lì.
- From of old, death has been the lot of all men; but if the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state.
人生自古誰無死？留取丹心照汗青。
人生自古谁无死？留取丹心照汗青。 - From: 1279, Wen Tianxiang, 《過零丁洋》
- Rénshēng zìgǔ shéi wú sǐ? Liú qǔ dānxīn zhào hànqīng.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Synonyms
- 古來 / 古来 (gǔlái) (literary)
- 古往今来 (gǔwǎngjīnlái)
- 往古 (literary)
- 終古 / 终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
- 自古以來 / 自古以来 (zìgǔ yǐlái)
Derived terms