慄慄

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Chinese

		afraid; trembling	afraid; trembling
trad. (慄慄/栗栗^*)		慄/栗	慄/栗
simp. (栗栗^*)		栗	栗
alternative forms		栗慄 “fearful”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìlì

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): leot⁶ leot⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìlì
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: lì-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihlih
  - Palladius: лили (lili)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: leot⁶ leot⁶
  - Yale: leuht leuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loet⁹ loet⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêd⁶ lêd⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚² lɵt̚²/

Middle Chinese: lit lit

Rime
Character	慄
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力質切
Baxter	lit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/lit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ljet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lit̚/
Li Rong	/liĕt̚/
Wang Li	/lĭĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lat⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*riɡ riɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	慄
Reading #	1/1
No.	7971
Phonetic component	栗
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	栗
Old Chinese	/*riɡ/

Adjective

慄慄

(literary) fearful; terrified; with dread
(literary) shivering; trembling; shuddering

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