囹圄

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 囹圄. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 囹圄, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 囹圄 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 囹圄 you have here. The definition of the word 囹圄 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of囹圄, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

prison imprison
trad. (囹圄) 囹 圄
simp. #(囹圄) 囹 圄
alternative forms 囹圉

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 囹 圄
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 青 (125) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) IV III
Fanqie 郎丁切 魚巨切
Baxter leng ngjoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/leŋ/ /ŋɨʌX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/leŋ/ /ŋiɔX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/lɛŋ/ /ŋiɔX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/lɛjŋ/ /ŋɨə̆X/
Li
Rong 		/leŋ/ /ŋiɔX/
Wang
Li 		/lieŋ/ /ŋĭoX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/lieŋ/ /ŋi̯woX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		líng yǔ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ling4 jyu5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 圄
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yǔ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ngjoX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*m-qʰ<r>aʔ/
English prison

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 囹 圄
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 8289 13160
Phonetic
component 		令 五
Rime
group 		耕 魚
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		靈 語
Old
Chinese 		/*reːŋ/ /*ŋaʔ/

Noun

囹圄

  1. (literary) prison; jail

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (囹圄):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
囹 圄
れい
Hyōgai 		ぎょ
Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spelling
囹圉
Kanji in this term
囹 圄
れい
Hyōgai 		ご
Hyōgai
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
囹圉

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 囹圄 (MC leng ngjoX).

Pronunciation

Noun

囹(れい)圄(ぎょ) or 囹(れい)圄(ご) • (reigyo or reigo) 

  1. prison

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
囹圄

Noun

囹圄 • (yeong'eo) (hangeul 영어)

  1. hanja form? of 영어 (“prison”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
囹圄

Noun

囹圄

  1. chữ Hán form of linh ngữ (“prison”).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia