Chinese[edit]
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not; no
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to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
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very; extremely; more (than) very; extremely; more (than); what
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to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort
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trad. (不求甚解)
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不
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求
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甚
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解
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simp. #(不求甚解)
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不
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求
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甚
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解
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Literally: “not requiring a detailed understanding”.
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Etymology[edit]
Originally means "to put emphasis on comprehending argumentation instead of words".
Pronunciation[edit]
Rime
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Character
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不
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不
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不
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求
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甚
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甚
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解
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Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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1/1
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1/2
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2/2
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2/4
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Initial (聲)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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幫 (1)
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群 (30)
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常 (25)
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常 (25)
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見 (28)
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Final (韻)
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尤 (136)
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尤 (136)
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物 (60)
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尤 (136)
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侵 (139)
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侵 (139)
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佳 (31)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Checked (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Division (等)
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III
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III
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III
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III
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III
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III
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II
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Fanqie
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甫鳩切
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方久切
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分勿切
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巨鳩切
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常枕切
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時鴆切
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佳買切
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Baxter
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pjuw
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pjuwX
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pjut
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gjuw
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dzyimX
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dzyimH
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keaX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/pɨu/
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/pɨuX/
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/pɨut̚/
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/ɡɨu/
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/d͡ʑiɪmX/
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/d͡ʑiɪmH/
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/kˠɛX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piut̚/
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/ɡiu/
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/d͡ʑimX/
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/d͡ʑimH/
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/kᵚæX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/piəu/
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/piəuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/ɡiəu/
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/d͡ʑjemX/
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/d͡ʑjemH/
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/kæiX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/puw/
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/puwX/
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/put̚/
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/guw/
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/d͡ʑimX/
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/d͡ʑimH/
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/kaɨjX/
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Li Rong
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/piu/
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/piuX/
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/piuət̚/
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/ɡiu/
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/ʑiəmX/
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/ʑiəmH/
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/kɛX/
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Wang Li
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/pĭəu/
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/pĭəuX/
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/pĭuət̚/
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/ɡĭəu/
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/ʑĭĕmX/
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/ʑĭĕmH/
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/kaiX/
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Bernard Karlgren
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/pi̯ə̯u/
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/pi̯ə̯uX/
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/pi̯uət̚/
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/gi̯ə̯u/
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/ʑi̯əmX/
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/ʑi̯əmH/
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/kaiX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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fōu
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fǒu
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fu
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qiú
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shèn
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shèn
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jiǎ
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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fau1
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fau2
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fat1
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kau4
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sam6
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sam6
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gaai2
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不求甚解
- to not seek deep understanding; to read or know things on a superficial level