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Chinese

一模一樣

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/
exactly the same; identical
  • 一模一样
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Origin

The phrase 一模一樣 is composed of the characters 一 (one), 模 (model, standard, or example), and 樣 (appearance, form, or shape). It describes things that are completely identical, as though they were produced from a single mold.

The character 模 consists of the semantic component 木 (tree or woody plant) and the phonetic component 莫 (none, nothing, or not anything). The character 樣 contains the semantic component 木 (tree or woody plant) and the phonetic component 羕 (long term or a long period of time). The component 羕 is further composed of the semantic component 永 (perpetual, eternal, permanent, or forever) and the phonetic component 羊 (caprid, such as a sheep, goat, or antelope).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由「一」、「模」、「樣」三個字組成。「一」代表數字一。「模」的意思是模具、標準或範例，其字形由表示木製品的「木」作為意義組成部分，並以「莫」作為聲音組成部分。「樣」的意思是外貌、形式或形狀，由「木」作為意義組成部分，並以「羕」作為聲音組成部分。

在字形結構中，「羕」這個聲音組成部分本身包含「永」作為意義組成部分，以及「羊」作為聲音組成部分。整個成語透過這些字組合，用來描述事物之間完全相同、一模一樣的狀態。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese模 “model; standard; example”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese莫 “none; nothing; not anything”
  • characterChinese樣 “appearance; form; shape”
    • soundChinese羕 “long term; a long period of time”
      • soundChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • meaningChinese永 “perpetual; eternal; permanent; forever”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. exactly the same; identical

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 完全一樣，好像同一個模子印出來的。 例：這對雙胞胎長得一模一樣，分不清誰是姊姊，誰是妹妹。  

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0