崢嶸

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Chinese[edit]

excel; lofty phonetic
trad. (崢嶸)
simp. (峥嵘)
alternative forms 崝嶸崝嵘
崢巆峥𫶕

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Any connection with 嶙峋 (OC *rin/rinʔ sqʰʷin) or 屴崱 (OC *rɯɡ zrɯɡ)?”

Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 2/2
Initial () (20) (33)
Final () (117) (118)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () II II
Fanqie
Baxter dzreang hweang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ʒˠɛŋ/ /ɦˠwɛŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖ͡ʐᵚæŋ/ /ɦʷᵚæŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡ʒɐŋ/ /ɣuɐŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖ͡ʐəɨjŋ/ /ɦwəɨjŋ/
Li
Rong
/d͡ʒɛŋ/ /ɣuɛŋ/
Wang
Li
/d͡ʒæŋ/ /ɣwæŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ɖ͡ʐʱæŋ/ /ɣwæŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chéng hóng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cang4 wang4
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
zhēng róng
Middle
Chinese
‹ dzrɛng › ‹ hwɛng ›
Old
Chinese
/*[dz]ˁreŋ/ /*[ɢ]ʷˁreŋ/
English 崢嶸 high, precipitous 崢嶸 high, precipitous

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/2
No. 17151 15362
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*zreːŋ/ /*ɢʷreːŋ/
Notes

Adjective[edit]

崢嶸

  1. (ideophonic) towering
  2. (ideophonic) fierce
  3. (ideophonic) chilly
  4. (ideophonic) outstanding

Synonyms[edit]

  • (lofty):
  • (extraordinary):

Derived terms[edit]