翼翼

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Chinese

wing wing
trad. (翼翼)
simp. #(翼翼)

Pronunciation 1



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (36)
Final () (134)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter yik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/jɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/iek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jik̚/
Li
Rong
/iək̚/
Wang
Li
/jĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jik6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ yik ›
Old
Chinese
/*ɢʷrəp/ (dialect: *-p > *-k)
English wing

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
Reading # 1/1
No. 15108
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*lɯɡ/

Adjective

翼翼

  1. (literary) cautious; prudent
  2. (literary) orderly
  3. (literary) dignified; imposing; magnificent
  4. (literary) thriving; luxuriant
  5. (literary) numerous
  6. (literary) flying
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

翼翼

  1. (Eastern Min) wing
Synonyms