five | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
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simp. and trad. (五言) |
五 | 言 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 五 | 言 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 疑 (31) |
Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 元 (65) |
Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | I | III |
Fanqie | 疑古切 | 語軒切 |
Baxter | nguX | ngjon |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋuoX/ | /ŋɨɐn/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ŋuoX/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ŋoX/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋɔX/ | /ŋɨan/ |
Li Rong |
/ŋoX/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
Wang Li |
/ŋuX/ | /ŋĭɐn/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋuoX/ | /ŋɨ̯ɐn/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wǔ | yán |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ng5 | jin4 |
五言