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Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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die; soldier; abruptly die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly
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so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
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trad. (卒然)
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卒
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然
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simp. #(卒然)
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卒
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然
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alternative forms
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猝然
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Pronunciation[edit]
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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卒
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然
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Reading #
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2/3
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1/1
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No.
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17959
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10756
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Phonetic component
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卒
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肰
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Rime group
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物
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元
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Rime subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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猝
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然
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Old Chinese
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/*sʰuːd/
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/*njen/
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卒然
- (literary) suddenly; abruptly
卒然問焉而觀其知。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
卒然问焉而观其知。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cùrán wèn yān ér guān qí zhī. [Pinyin]
- By questioning them suddenly, he tests their knowledge.
卒然問曰:「天下惡乎定?」吾對曰:「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
卒然问曰:「天下恶乎定?」吾对曰:「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cùrán wèn yuē: “Tiānxià wūhū dìng?” Wú duì yuē: “Dìng yú yī.” [Pinyin]
- Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by being united under one sway."
Etymology 2[edit]
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die; soldier; abruptly die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly
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so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right
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trad. (卒然)
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卒
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然
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simp. #(卒然)
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卒
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然
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Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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卒
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然
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Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zú
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rán
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tswit ›
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‹ nyen ›
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Old Chinese
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/*[ts]ut/
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/*[n]a[n]/
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English
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finish, die
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so, thus; (adv suffix)
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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. *[t] 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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卒
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然
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Reading #
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3/3
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1/1
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No.
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17964
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10756
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Phonetic component
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卒
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肰
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Rime group
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物
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元
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Rime subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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卒
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然
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔsud/
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/*njen/
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Notes
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卒然
- (literary) finally; in the end; at last