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Chinese

不同尋常

/pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
out of the ordinary; unusual
  • 不同寻常
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Origin

The phrase is constructed from four characters. The character 同, meaning same or identical, is the simplified form of 衕, which refers to a passageway, lane, or alley. The character 衕 is formed with the semantic component 行 (to walk) and the phonetic component 同. The character 行 contains the components 彳 (to walk slowly) and 亍 (to stop; to stand still).

The character 常, meaning normal, general, or common, contains the semantic component 巾 (a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief) and the phonetic component 尚 (still; yet). The character 尚 is composed of the semantic component 八 (eight) and the phonetic component 向 (to face). The character 向 is formed from the components 宀 (a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall…) and 口 (mouth).

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

Lineage

  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese同 “same; identical”
    • simplified fromChinese衕 “passageway; lane; alley”
      • meaningChinese行 “to walk”
        • componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
        • componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
  • characterChinese尋 “to seek; to search; to look for”
  • characterChinese常 “normal; general; common”
    • soundChinese尚 “still; yet”
      • meaningChinese八 “eight”
      • soundChinese向 “to face”
        • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
        • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. out of the ordinary; unusual

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0