姌嫋

Chinese

			delicate; graceful
trad. (姌嫋)		姌	嫋
simp. #(姌嫋)		姌	嫋
alternative forms		姌裊／姌袅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rǎnniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rǎnniǎo [Phonetic: ránniǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rǎnniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: jan³-niao³
    • Yale: rǎn-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: raanneau
    • Palladius: жаньняо (žanʹnjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: nemX newX

Rime
Character	姌	嫋
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	添 (157)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV
Fanqie	乃玷切	奴鳥切
Baxter	nemX	newX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nemX/	/neuX/
Pan Wuyun	/nemX/	/neuX/
Shao Rongfen	/nɛmX/	/neuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nɛmX/	/nɛwX/
Li Rong	/nemX/	/neuX/
Wang Li	/niemX/	/nieuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/niemX/	/nieuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niǎn	niǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nim5	niu5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*neːmʔ  neːwʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	姌	嫋
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	10789	10946
Phonetic component	冉	弱
Rime group	談	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	淰	嬲
Old Chinese	/*neːmʔ/	/*neːwʔ/

Adjective

姌嫋

1. (literary, ideophonic) thin and delicate