古今韻會舉要

"Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会

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ancient / old / paleo-

then and now / ancient and modern

now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) / rhyme / appeal / charm / (literary) pleasant sound

can (i.e. have the skill, know how to) / likely to / sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / union / group / association / a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [hui3])

to balance an account / accountancy / accounting

to balance an account / accounting / accountant

to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

to demand / to request / to coerce

important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important