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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ruːw | |
| rɯːws | ||
| Unicode | lɑ̀u |
說文解字
婟也。从女翏聲。
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Refers to someone who is not (毋) honorable (士). Name of an infamous person in Chinese history named Lao Ai (嫪毐).
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Meaning (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ʔmɯː |
| ʔmɯːʔ |
說文解字
《說文》：“毐，人無行也。从士，从母。賈侍中說。秦始皇母與嫪毐淫，坐誅，故世罵淫曰嫪毐。讀若娭。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)