Chinese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
| Rime
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| Character
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安
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息
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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影 (34)
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心 (16)
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| Final (韻)
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寒 (61)
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職 (134)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
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烏寒切
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相即切
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/ʔɑn/
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/sɨk̚/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ʔɑn/
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/sɨk̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/ʔɑn/
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/siek̚/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ʔan/
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/sik̚/
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Li
Rong
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/ʔɑn/
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/siək̚/
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Wang
Li
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/ɑn/
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/sĭək̚/
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Bernard
Karlgren
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/ʔɑn/
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/si̯ək̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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ān
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xi
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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安
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安
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息
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息
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| Reading #
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1/3
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3/3
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
ān
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ān
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xī
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xī
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Middle
Chinese
|
‹ 'an ›
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‹ 'an ›
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‹ sik ›
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‹ sik ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/
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/*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/
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/*sək/
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/*sək/
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| English
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peace(ful)
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安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)
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breathe
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安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)
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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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安
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息
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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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11
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13332
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Phonetic
component
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安
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息
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Rime
group
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元
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職
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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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安
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息
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Old
Chinese
|
/*qaːn/
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/*slɯɡ/
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| Notes
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說文自亦聲
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Etymology 1[edit]
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content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
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rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
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simp. and trad.
(安息)
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安
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息
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安息
- to rest; to have a rest
- (euphemistic) to rest in peace
安息吧！ ―
Ānxī ba! ― Rest in peace!
Synonyms[edit]
- 休息 (xiūxi)
- 休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
- 憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
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- 歇息 (xiēxi)
- 歇睏／歇困 (Min Nan, Hakka)
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Synonyms of 安息
- 㾀歹 (Min Nan)
- 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
- 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
- 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
- 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
- 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
- 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
- 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
- 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
- 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
- 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
- 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
- 去世 (qùshì)
- 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
- 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
- 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
- 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
- 夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
- 夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
- 夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
- 夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
- 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
- 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (die a martyr)
- 捐軀／捐躯 (juānqū) (sacrifice one's life)
- 捨身／舍身 (shěshēn) (sacrifice one's life)
- 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
- 早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
- 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
- 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
- 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
- 死 (sǐ)
- 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
- 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
- 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
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- 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
- 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
- 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 沒世／没世 (mòshì)
- 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 無去／无去 (Min Nan)
- 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
- 犧牲／牺牲 (xīshēng) (give one's life for a certain cause)
- 獻身／献身 (xiànshēn) (sacrifice one's life)
- 瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
- 百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan)
- 百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan)
- 百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan)
- 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
- 老去 (Min Nan)
- 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
- 蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous)
- 蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous)
- 行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
- 行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
- 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
- 走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
- 赴死 (fùsǐ) (give one's life for a certain cause)
- 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
- 逝世 (shìshì)
- 過世／过世 (guòshì)
- 過往／过往 (guòwǎng) (Min Nan)
- 過氣／过气 (guòqì) (Min Nan)
- 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
- 過面／过面 (Min Nan)
- 釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
- 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 陣亡／阵亡 (zhènwáng) (die in battle)
- 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
- 馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
- 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
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Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Phonetic transcription of the native name. Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Aršak), Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka-), Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), the name of Arsaces I of Parthia who founded the dynasty.
Proper noun[edit]
安息
- (historical) Arsacid Empire; Parthian Empire
Derived terms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
安息 (hiragana あんそく, rōmaji ansoku)
- rest
See also[edit]
