Chinese

平等

/pʰiŋ³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

equal (having the same status, rights, or opportunities)

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characterChinese平 “level; even; flat”
- componentChinese八 “eight”
- soundChinese釆 “to distinguish; to discriminate”
- componentChinese亏 “exhaled air”
- meaningChinese二 “two”
characterChinese等 “to arrange bamboo slips neatly”
- meaningChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”
- soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
  - soundChinese之 “to go”
    - ideaChinese止 “foot”
    - ideaChinese一 “one”
  - meaningChinese又 “again; once more”