轂轆

See also: 毂辘

Chinese

		hub of wheel; wheel	windlass
trad. (轂轆)		轂	轆
simp. (毂辘)		毂	辘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūlu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūlu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄌㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gulů
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-lu⁵
    • Yale: gū-lu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.lu
    • Palladius: гулу (gulu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ lu²/
    • Homophones:

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• Middle Chinese: kuwk luwk

Rime
Character	轂	轆
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	屋 (3)	屋 (3)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	古禄切	盧谷切
Baxter	kuwk	luwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəwk̚/	/ləwk̚/
Li Rong	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Wang Li	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kuk̚/	/luk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gu	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	guk1	luk6

Noun

轂轆

1. Synonym of 軲轆／轱辘 (“wheel”)

   • 碧玉蜉蝣迎客酒，黃金轂轆釣魚車。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     碧玉蜉蝣迎客酒，黄金毂辘钓鱼车。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 10th century, 譚用之, 貽費道人

     Bìyù fúyóu yíngkè jiǔ, huángjīn gūlù diàoyúchē. [Pinyin]

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2. (onomatopoeia) the sound of rolling, etc.

   • 他一頭鑽得進去，使釘鈀撲個地鋪，轂轆的睡下，把腰伸了一伸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     他一头钻得进去，使钉钯扑个地铺，毂辘的睡下，把腰伸了一伸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Tā yī tóu zuān de jìnqu, shǐ dìngbǎ pū ge dìpū, gūlu de shuì xià, bǎ yāo shēn le yī shēn. [Pinyin]

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   • 卻才見了果子，拿過來，張開口，轂轆的囫圇吞咽下肚。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     却才见了果子，拿过来，张开口，毂辘的囫囵吞咽下肚。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE

     Què cái jiàn le guǒzi, ná guòlai, zhāngkāi kǒu, gūlu de húlún tūnyān xiàdù. [Pinyin]

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