芳菲

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Chinese

fragrant
 
rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical)
rich; luxurious; phenanthrene (chemical); Philippines (abbrev.)
trad. (芳菲) 芳 菲
simp. #(芳菲) 芳 菲

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 芳 菲
Reading # 1/1 1/3
Initial (聲) 滂 (2) 滂 (2)
Final (韻) 陽 (106) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 敷方切 芳非切
Baxter phjang phj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pʰʉɐŋ/ /pʰʉi/
Pan
Wuyun 		/pʰʷiɐŋ/ /pʰʷɨi/
Shao
Rongfen 		/pʰiuɑŋ/ /pʰiuəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/pʰuaŋ/ /pʰuj/
Li
Rong 		/pʰiuaŋ/ /pʰiuəi/
Wang
Li 		/pʰĭwaŋ/ /pʰĭwəi/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/pʰiwaŋ/ /pʰwe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		fāng fēi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		fong1 fei1

Adjective

芳菲

  1. fragrant; fresh-smelling

Noun

芳菲

  1. fragrance of flowers
  2. flowers and plants

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芳 菲
ほう
Grade: S 		ひ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

芳(ほう)菲(ひ) • (hōhi) ←はうひ (faufi)?

  1. the fragrant scent of flowers
    • c. 1013: 和漢朗詠集 (poem #1, page 47)
      逐吹潛開 不待芳菲之候 迎春乍變 將希雨露之恩

References

  • Kawaguchi, Hisao with Nobuyoshi Shida (1965) Wakan Rōeishū, Ryōjin Hishō, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
芳菲

Adjective

芳菲

  1. chữ Hán form of phương phi (“stout; portly; corpulent”).
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