Chinese[edit]
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do not; there is none who
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daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious
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trad. (莫邪)
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莫
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邪
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simp. #(莫邪)
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莫
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邪
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alternative forms
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Etymology[edit]
Resemblance to Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz (“sword”) has been noted by some.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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莫
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邪
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Reading #
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1/2
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4/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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mò
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yé
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Middle Chinese
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‹ mak ›
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‹ yæ ›
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Old Chinese
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/*mˁak/
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/*[ɢ](r)A/
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English
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there is no X such that X
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(interrogative particle)
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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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莫
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邪
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Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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No.
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9252
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14197
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Phonetic component
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莫
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牙
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Rime group
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鐸
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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莫
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邪
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Old Chinese
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/*maːɡ/
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/*laː/
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Notes
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從日在茻中,暮初文,小徐茻亦聲
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俗作耶
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Proper noun[edit]
莫邪
- Mo Ye, wife of Gan Jiang (干將 (Gānjiāng)), a female swordsmith who lived during the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history.
- (historical) Mo Ye, one of a pair of legendary swords made by this swordsmith couple.
莫邪
- (literary, figurative) any sharp sword
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Language Log – Of precious swords and Old Sinitic reconstructions (part 1, part 2).