在居

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Chinese

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to be at that, place
simp. and trad.
(在居)
alternative forms

Etymology

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Modern pronunciations resulted from lenition of (MC dzojX|dzojH) and irregular evolution of (MC ki|kjo) (Zhengzhang, 2008).

Alternatively Qian (1997) considers the second character to be cognate of the written form found in late imperial Northern Wu literature.

Pronunciation

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  • Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6le-ke; 6la-ke; 8laq-ke; 8leq-ke / 2le-ke1; 8leq-ke1 / 2lai-kei1 / 6laq8-ji6

Verb

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在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. to be at, to be in

Preposition

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在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. at; in

Synonyms

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  • (at):

Adverb

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在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
  2. Used to indicate the perfective aspect.

Usage notes

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This orthography is an etymological spelling that can be applied to all lects. However, its usage may be limited, and phonetic spellings, such as 辣該辣该, 勒該勒该, may be preferred instead.

Synonyms

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See also

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