fall of snow | tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite | ||
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trad. (霏微) | 霏 | 微 | |
simp. #(霏微) | 霏 | 微 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 霏 | 微 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) | 明 (4) |
Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 微 (21) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 芳非切 | 無非切 |
Baxter | phj+j | mj+j |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pʰʉi/ | /mʉi/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/pʰʷɨi/ | /mʷɨi/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/pʰiuəi/ | /miuəi/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pʰuj/ | /muj/ |
Li Rong |
/pʰiuəi/ | /miuəi/ |
Wang Li |
/pʰĭwəi/ | /mĭwəi/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/pʰwe̯i/ | /mwe̯i/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
fēi | wéi |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fei1 | mei4 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
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Character | 微 |
Reading # | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wēi |
Middle Chinese |
‹ mjɨj › |
Old Chinese |
/*məj/ |
English | small |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 霏 | 微 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 3095 | 12801 |
Phonetic component |
非 | 微 |
Rime group |
微 | 微 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
霏 | 微 |
Old Chinese |
/*pʰɯl/ | /*mɯl/ |
霏微