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U+4180, 䆀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4180

CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 115, +12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 竹木田土火 (HDWGF), four-corner 26931, composition )

References

Chinese

simp. and trad.
alternative forms 𫌭 “(fire) slow”

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!
Particularly: “Teochew”

Note:
  • bái - vernacular;
  • bóe/bōe, múi/mūi - literary.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
Initial () (4) (4) (4)
Final () (41) (42) (41)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open
Division () I I I
Fanqie
Baxter mojX mwojH mojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mʌiX/ /muʌiH/ /mʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/məiX/ /muoiH/ /məiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/mɒiX/ /muɒiH/ /mɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/məjX/ /mwəjH/ /məjH/
Li
Rong
/mᴀiX/ /muᴀiH/ /mᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/mɒiX/ /muɒiH/ /mɒiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/mɑ̆iX/ /muɑ̆iH/ /mɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
mǎi mèi mài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
moi5 mui6 moi6

Definitions

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to corrupt; to ruin
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dark spots on crops after getting wet in the rain
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) black
  4. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bad; not good; disappointing; of poor quality
    心情   ―  sim-chêng bái   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  5. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to die (usually of children; also of adults in Zhangzhou)
  6. (Hokkien, of fire) slow; small
  7. (Hokkien, Teochew) ugly
  8. (Zhao'an Hokkien) difficult; hard (to do something)

Synonyms

Compounds

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