惡乎

Chinese

		evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	(interrog. part.)
trad. (惡乎)		惡	乎
simp. (恶乎)		恶	乎
variant forms		惡虖／恶虖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wūhū

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄏㄨ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wūhū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄏㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uhu
  - IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʔuo ɦuo/▼

Rime
Character	惡	乎
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	哀都切	戸吳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔuo/	/ɦuo/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔuo/	/ɦuo/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔo/	/ɣo/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɔ/	/ɦɔ/
Li Rong	/ʔo/	/ɣo/
Wang Li	/u/	/ɣu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔuo/	/ɣuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wū	hú

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*qaː ɢaː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	惡	乎
Reading #	1/3	1/1
No.	14217	5189
Phonetic component	亞	乎
Rime group	魚	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	烏	胡
Old Chinese	/*qaː/	/*ɢaː/

Pronoun

惡乎

(literary) how; what; where
- 君子去仁，惡乎成名？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  君子去仁，恶乎成名？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Analects of Confucius, circa 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Jūnzǐ qù rén, wūhū chéng míng? [Pinyin]
  If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfill the requirements of that name?
- 卒然問曰：「天下惡乎定？」吾對曰：「定于一。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  卒然问曰：“天下恶乎定？”吾对曰：“定于一。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mencius, circa 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Cùrán wèn yuē: “Tiānxià wūhū dìng?” Wú duì yuē: “Dìng yú yī.” [Pinyin]
  Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" I replied, "It will be settled by being united under one sway."

Synonyms

何所

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