“屋漏”探源

An Etymological Study of Wulou(屋漏)

“屋漏”的得名之由一向引人关注,然而由于相关讨论多拘执于字形的表面意义,因而迄今仍然歧解纷呈。事实上,“屋漏”乃是裂变重叠的产物,既非原生形式,亦非合成词。来自语音形式和语义功能两个方面的证据均支持这一假说,文字形体亦可为此说提供旁证。

The way of how wulou （屋漏） was formed has drawn much attention for a long time. However, since many discussions are exclusively based on the face value of characters, it has become a case in which various explanations are contradictory and erroneous. Actually, wulou （屋漏） is produced through fission reduplication, and it is neither a protomorph nor a compound word. Evidence from both phonological form and semantic function supports this hypothesis. Supporting evidence can also be found in graphs.