在居

Chinese

to be at that, place
simp. and trad.
(在居)
alternative forms

Etymology

Modern pronunciations resulted from lenition of (MC dzojX|dzojH) and irregular evolution of (MC ki|kjo) (Zhengzhang, 2008).

Alternatively Qian (1997) considers the second character to be cognate of the written form found in late imperial Northern Wu literature.

Pronunciation

  • Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 6le-ke; 6la-ke; 8laq-ke; 8leq-ke / 2le-ke1; 8leq-ke1 / 2lai-kei1 / 6laq8-ji6

  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6le-ke; 6la-ke; 8laq-ke; 8leq-ke
      • MiniDict: le ke; la ke; lah ke; leh ke
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3le-ke; 3la-ke; 5laq-ke; 5leq-ke
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /le²² ke⁴⁴/, /la²² ke⁴⁴/, /laʔ¹¹ ke²³/, /ləʔ¹¹ ke²³/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2le-ke1; 8leq-ke1
      • MiniDict: le ke; leh ke
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /le²² ke³³/, /ləʔ²² ke³³/
    • (Northern: Chongming)
      • Wugniu: 2lai-kei1
      • MiniDict: lai kei
      • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦlɛ²⁴ kei⁵⁵/
    • (Northern: Ningbo)
      • Wugniu: 6laq8-ji6
      • MiniDict: lah ji
      • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /lɐʔ²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/

Verb

在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. to be at, to be in

Preposition

在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. at; in

Synonyms

  • (at):

Adverb

在居 (Northern Wu)

  1. Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
  2. Used to indicate the perfective aspect.

Usage notes

This orthography is an etymological spelling that can be applied to all lects. However, its usage may be limited, and phonetic spellings, such as 辣該辣该, 勒該勒该, may be preferred instead.

Synonyms

See also