greedy | fountain; spring | ||
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trad. (貪泉) | 貪 | 泉 | |
simp. (贪泉) | 贪 | 泉 |
Named so because it was said that drinking water from the spring would make one greedy.
Rime | ||
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Character | 貪 | 泉 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 透 (6) | 從 (15) |
Final (韻) | 覃 (159) | 仙 (78) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | I | III |
Fanqie | 他含切 | 疾緣切 |
Baxter | thom | dzjwen |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/tʰʌm/ | /d͡ziuᴇn/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/tʰəm/ | /d͡zʷiɛn/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/tʰɒm/ | /d͡zjuæn/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/tʰəm/ | /d͡zwian/ |
Li Rong |
/tʰᴀm/ | /d͡ziuɛn/ |
Wang Li |
/tʰɒm/ | /d͡zĭwɛn/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/tʰăm/ | /d͡zʱi̯wɛn/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
tān | quán |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
taam1 | cyun4 |
貪泉