彳亍

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Chinese

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step with left foot step with right foot
simp. and trad.
(彳亍)

Glyph origin

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Decomposition of (“to walk”).

Etymology 1

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Cognate with 躑躅 (OC *deɡ doɡ), 踟躕 (OC *de do), 躊躇 (OC *du da), all meaning "walking slowly or with difficulty → hesitant".

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (10) (10)
Final () (123) (8)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter trhjek trhjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʈʰiᴇk̚/ /ʈʰɨok̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʈʰiɛk̚/ /ʈʰiok̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȶʰiæk̚/ /ȶʰiok̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʈʰiajk̚/ /ʈʰuawk̚/
Li
Rong
/ȶʰiɛk̚/ /ȶʰiok̚/
Wang
Li
/ȶʰĭɛk̚/ /ȶʰĭwok̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȶʰi̯ɛk̚/ /ȶʰi̯wok̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chi chu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cik1 cuk1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
No. 1469 1615
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*tʰeɡ/ /*tʰoɡ/

Verb

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彳亍

  1. (literary) to walk in fits and starts; to take small steps; to amble
  2. (literary, figurative) to hesitate; to waver; to be hesitant

Derived terms

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Synonyms

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  • (to hesitate):
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 𨑨迌 (“to play; to have a good time; to have fun; to spend time socially to hang out; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 𨑨迌).

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to walk; to go; etc.”).
(This term is an Internet slang variant form of ).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てき
Hyōgai
ちょく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 彳亍 (MC trhjek trhjowk). The characters arose by splitting (“to walk”) in two; traditionally the halves have been glossed "left foot" and "right foot".[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てき)(ちょく) (tekichoku

  1. walking in fits and starts
  2. standing still

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN