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| Processed by: | richwarm (2025-10-22 03:12:21 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 84268 - submitted by 'agedits' >> What is the rationale here for writing this construct as one word? I was under the impression that verbs and complements if either is polysyllabic are written separately. Or is it a lexicalised 1+2 three syllable entry in an authorative work that overrules 6.1.2.4 and thus rule 6.1.1.2 is applied, even though the given examples in GB/T 16159-2012 are all disyllabic? I'm trying to understand the ruling and applied orthographic principle. Thank you. 中华人民共和国国家标准 GB/T 16159-2012 汉语拼音正词法基本规则 Basic rules of the Chinese phonetic alphabet orthography 6.1.2.4 动词 (或形容词）与后面的补语，两者都是单音节的，连写；其余情况，分写。例如： gǎohuài (搞坏) dǎsǐ (打死) shútòu (熟透) jiànchéng (建成〔楼房〕) huàwéi (化为〔蒸气〕) dàngzuò (当做〔笑话〕) zǒu jìnlái (走进来) zhěnglǐ hǎo (整理好) jiànshè chéng (建设成〔公园〕) gǎixiě wéi (改写为〔剧本〕) 6.1.1.2 名词与后面的方位词已经成词的，连写。例如： tiānshang (天上) dìxia (地下) kōngzhōng (空中) hǎiwài (海外) Most sources seem to use "kan4qi3lai5", as a fixed, lexicalised expression, whereas I can only find "kan4 qi3lai5" as a "Noun Phrase" in the ABC Dictionary edited by DeFrancis [Editor: I presume you mean "verb phrase" -- ABC says "v.p."] ----------------------- Editor: Yes, most sources that pay attention to pinyin segmentation treat 看起来 as a single word in pinyin. The consensus seems to be that 6.1.2.4 is for constructs like 站起来 and 唱起来, where 起来 means "... up" or "start ...-ing", but is not to be applied to idiomatic expressions like 看起来. And that seems sensible to me. |
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# - 看起來 看起来 [[kan4qi3lai5]] /seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be/ # + 看起來 看起来 [[kan4 qi3lai5]] /seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be/ |