Chinese

例外

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/
to make an exception; to be excepted
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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Origin

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 例(れい)外(がい) (reigai), first attested in the 17th volume of 《日本國志》 by Huang Zunxian in 1890.

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Lineage

  • borrowedJapanese例
  • characterChinese例 “example; instance”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese列 “to tear apart; to break up; to separate; to split”
      • ideaChinese歹 “bone remnants”
      • soundChinese𡿪
      • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
    • meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
    • soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”

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