娓娓

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Chinese

active; comply with active; comply with
trad. (娓娓)
simp. #(娓娓)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (4)
Final () (21)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter mj+jX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mʉiX/
Pan
Wuyun
/mʷɨiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/miuəiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mujX/
Li
Rong
/miuəiX/
Wang
Li
/mĭwəiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mwe̯iX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wěi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
mei5

Adjective

娓娓

  1. (literary, ideophonic) persistent; tireless (especially of talking or explaining)

Derived terms