southwest | safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian | ||
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simp. and trad. (西南夷) |
西南 | 夷 |
Rime | |||
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Character | 西 | 南 | 夷 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 泥 (8) | 以 (36) |
Final (韻) | 齊 (39) | 覃 (159) | 脂 (15) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
Division (等) | IV | I | III |
Fanqie | 先稽切 | 那含切 | 以脂切 |
Baxter | sej | nom | yij |
Reconstructions | |||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sei/ | /nʌm/ | /jiɪ/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/sei/ | /nəm/ | /ji/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/sɛi/ | /nɒm/ | /jɪ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sɛj/ | /nəm/ | /ji/ |
Li Rong |
/sei/ | /nᴀm/ | /i/ |
Wang Li |
/siei/ | /nɒm/ | /ji/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/siei/ | /năm/ | /i/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xī | nán | yí |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
sai1 | naam4 | ji4 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||||
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Character | 西 | 南 | 夷 | 夷 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
xī | nán | yí | yí |
Middle Chinese |
‹ sej › | ‹ nom › | ‹ yij › | ‹ yij › |
Old Chinese |
/*s-nˁər/ | /*nˁ[ə]m/ | /*ləj/ | /*ləj/ |
English | west | south | level, peaceful | foreigner (especially to the east) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
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Character | 西 | 南 | 夷 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 13236 | 9355 | 14862 |
Phonetic component |
西 | 南 | 夷 |
Rime group |
微 | 侵 | 脂 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 2 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
西 | 南 | 姨 |
Old Chinese |
/*sɯːl/ | /*nuːm/ | /*lil/ |
西南夷