嚶嚶

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Chinese

calling of birds calling of birds
trad. (嚶嚶)
simp. (嘤嘤)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (34)
Final () (117)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter 'eang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠɛŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔᵚæŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɐŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔəɨjŋ/
Li
Rong
/ʔɛŋ/
Wang
Li
/æŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔæŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ēng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ang1

Noun

嚶嚶

  1. (onomatopoeia, literary) chirping; tweeting (in harmony)
  2. (onomatopoeia, literary) murmuring; mumbling; muttering
  3. (onomatopoeia, literary) A sharp or clear sound.
  4. (literary, figurative) congenial friends
  5. (onomatopoeia, now slang) sobbing; weeping; whimpering; crying

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