phonetic map : 也 ye
goulnik
December 23, 2008, 06:50 PM posted in General Discussion| ye | ||
| 也 yě also; too; as well; either; even; by and large 再也 zàiyě (never) again 然也 rányě surely; definitely 也得 yěděi be obliged to |
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| ta | ||
| 他 tā he; other; another ** 他处 tāchù elsewhere |
她 tā she |
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| de | ||
| * 地 de adverbial suffix (-ly) 忽地 hū de suddenly; unexpectedly 倏地 shūde swiftly; suddenly |
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| di | ||
| * 地 dì earth; land; fields; ground; place; position 地球 dìqiú the earth/globe 土地 tǔdì land; soil; territory 地面 dìmiàn surface; ground; floor 地亩 dìmǔ fields; farmland 地位 dìwèi position; status 地方 dìfāng local; regional / place |
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| chi | ||
| 驰 chí speed; gallop; to spread 奔驰 bēnchí to run quickly; speed 驰名 chímíng famous |
弛 chí to relax; slacken / lax 弛缓 chíhuǎn to relax 松弛 sōngchí lax; relaxed |
池 chí pool; pond; stalls 池塘 chítáng pond; pool 电池 diànchí battery 城池 chéngchí city wall and moat 池座 chízuò (theater) stall |
| yi | ||
| 匜 yí gourd-shaped washbowl 槃匜 pányí basin; washing bowl |
讠+也 yí . (讠+也)(讠+也) yíyí arrogant |
酏 yǐ elixir 酏剂 yǐjì ∼ |
| 迆 yí (variant of 迤，see 乞-乙+也 map) |
迆 yǐ (variant of 迤，see 乞-乙+也 map) |
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** the ancient sounds, now tā and yě, were similar
** 其他 qítā also written 其它
changye
December 24, 2008, 11:45 AM"也" is an important interjection in literary Chinese, which is used as common as some other words such as 之，乎，者. So, the phrase "之乎也者" (zhi1 hu1 ye3 zhe3) means "archaism/pedantism" in Chinese. 那个教授说话满口之乎也者！