曖曖

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Chinese

obscure; clandestine obscure; clandestine
trad. (曖曖)
simp. (暧暧)
alternative forms 瞹瞹

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial () (34) (34)
Final () (25) (41)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter 'ajH 'ojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑiH/ /ʔʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑiH/ /ʔəiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑiH/ /ʔɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔajH/ /ʔəjH/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑiH/ /ʔᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/ɑiH/ /ɒiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑiH/ /ʔɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ài ài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
oi3 oi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 2 8
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qɯːds/ /*qaːds/

Adjective

曖曖

  1. (literary) dusky; dim; hazy
  2. (literary) vague; indistinct
  3. (obsolete) lush