WHENCE 從哪兒
FROM WHERE.
Modern Chinese Criteria
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH / LU JIANMING
Words
安 ān OC: qaan MC: ʔɑn 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- npro.adVquestionwhence, from what place
- npro.adVrhetorical questionwhence? (i.e. from nowhere?)
何由 hé yóu OC: ɡlaal liw MC: ɦɑ jɨu 3 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVquestionfrom where
- VPadVrhetorical questionwhence, from where in heaven? (presupposed answer: from nowhere)
惡 wū OC: qaa MC: ʔuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- padVrhetorical questionwhere? whence? also used in rhet. questions
焉 yān OC: qran MC: ʔiɛn 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- padVwhence, from where
- padVfigurativefrom what source?, whence?CH
奚自 xī zì OC: ɡee sblids MC: ɦei dzi 0 AttributionsWD
- Syntactic words
- PPadVquestionwherefrom
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