仰之彌高
Chinese
look up 's; him/her/it; this full; to fill high; tall trad. (仰之彌高) 仰 之 彌 高 simp. (仰之弥高) 仰 之 弥 高 Literally: “the more looked up at, the higher it seems”.
Etymology
The Analects:
- From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yán Yuān kuìrán tàn yuē, yǎng zhī mí gāo, zuān zhī mí jiān, zhān zhī zài qián. [Pinyin]
- Yen Yuan, in admiration of the Master's doctrines, sighed and said, "I looked up to them, and they seemed to become more high; I tried to penetrate them, and they seemed to become more firm; I looked at them before me, and suddenly they seemed to be behind.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄓ ㄇㄧˊ ㄍㄠ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangjymigau
- IPA (key): /i̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mi³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
| Rime | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 仰 | 之 | 彌 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 章 (23) | 明 (4) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) | 之 (19) | 支 (11) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | I |
| Fanqie | 魚兩切 | 止而切 | 武移切 | 古勞切 |
| Reconstructions | ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋɨɐŋX/ | /t͡ɕɨ/ | /miᴇ/ | /kɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋiɐŋX/ | /t͡ɕɨ/ | /miɛ/ | /kɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋiɑŋX/ | /t͡ɕie/ | /mjɛ/ | /kɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋɨaŋX/ | /cɨ/ | /miə̆/ | /kaw/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋiaŋX/ | /t͡ɕiə/ | /mie/ | /kɑu/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋĭaŋX/ | /t͡ɕĭə/ | /mǐe/ | /kɑu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋi̯aŋX/ | /t͡ɕi/ | /mie̯/ | /kɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yǎng | zhī | mí | gāo |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 仰 | 之 | 彌 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yǎng | zhī | mí | gāo |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjangX › | ‹ tsyi › | ‹ mjie › | ‹ kaw › |
| Old Chinese |
/*C.ŋaŋʔ/ | /*tə/ | /*m-nə[r]/ | /*Cə.[k]ˤaw/ |
| English | lift the face, look up | (3p object pronoun; attributive particle) | to complete | high, tall |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 仰 | 之 | 彌 | 高 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 31 | 17188 | 2808 | 3726 |
| Phonetic component |
卬 | 之 | 爾 | 高 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 之 | 歌 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
仰 | 之 | 彌 | 髙 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋaŋʔ/ | /*tjɯ/ | /*mnel/ | /*kaːw/ |
Idiom
仰之彌高
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