dòu
读破
pause in a sentence; traditional reading for a different meaning
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a slight pause in a sentence (in classical Chinese); a traditional reading of a character for a different meaning
archaicAn archaic term; its primary modern use is in the technical linguistic term '读破 (dòu pò)'.
Gǔ古
rén人
dú读
shū书
shí时
，
yào要
zhù注
yì意
jù句
dòu读
。
When reading ancient texts, one must pay attention to the pauses between sentences and phrases.
Rú如
'
dù度
'
zì字
，
'
dù度
liàng量
'
dú读
'
dùd
chuǎiù
'
，
'
duó揣
dú度
'
duó读
'
hòud
zhěu
shìó
'
，
pò后
dú者
是
破
读
。
For example, the character '度': in '度量' it's read 'dù', in '揣度' it's read 'duó'; the latter is a 'pòdú' (changed reading).