Meaning of 破读
破读 means a pronunciation variant of a character to indicate a different meaning or grammatical function. Pronounced pò dú.
- a pronunciation variant of a character to indicate a different meaning or grammatical function
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
，
“
wáng王
”
zì字
zuò做
dòng动
cí词
shí时
pò破
dú读
wéi为
qù去
shēng声
wàngw
à
n
g
。
In classical Chinese, the character 王 is read with a departing tone (wàng) when used as a verb.
“
hǎo好
”
zì字
yǒu有
shǎng上
shēng声
hé和
qù去
shēng声
liǎng两
dú读
，
hòu后
zhě者
shì是
pò破
dú读
，
biǎo表
shì示
“
xǐ喜
hào好
”
。
The character 好 has two readings, the departing tone one (hào) is a 破读, meaning 'to like'.
Xué学
xí习
wén文
yán言
wén文
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
zhù注
yì意
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
pò破
dú读
zì字
。
When studying classical Chinese, one needs to pay attention to common characters with 破读.
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