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Chinese
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similar; winding
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to revolve; to turn; to circle about to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift |
| trad. (宛轉)
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宛
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轉
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| simp. (宛转)
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宛
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转
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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宛
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轉
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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wǎn
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zhuǎn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ ʔjwonX ›
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‹ trjwenX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*oʔ/
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/*tronʔ/
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| English
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curved; to bend
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輾轉 toss and turn ((Ode 1.2, 145.3)
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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宛
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轉
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/2
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| No.
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16297
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17674
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Phonetic
component
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夗
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專
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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婉
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轉
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Old
Chinese
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/*qonʔ/
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/*tonʔ/
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Adjective
宛轉
- Alternative form of 婉轉 / 婉转 (wǎnzhuǎn, “tactful; agreeable”)
Verb
宛轉
- (literary) Synonym of 輾轉 / 辗转 (“to toss and turn in bed”)