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Chinese
Etymology
First attested in the 7th century. Coined by Wang Bo in his masterpiece:
關山難越，誰悲失路之人；萍水相逢，盡是他鄉之客。懷帝閽而不見，奉宣室以何年？
关山难越，谁悲失路之人；萍水相逢，尽是他乡之客。怀帝阍而不见，奉宣室以何年？ - From: c. 675, 王勃,《秋日登洪府滕王閣餞別序》, translated by Luo Jingguo (罗经国)
- Guānshān nán yuè, shéi bēi shīlù zhī rén; píngshuǐxiàngféng, jìn shì tāxiāng zhī kè. Huái dìhūn ér bùjiàn, fèng xuānshì yǐ hénián?
- Since the mountains and passes are hard to travel over, who would sympathize with the disappointed ones? The people I meet here are all politically frustrated, drifting together like duckweeds. I pine for the Emperor but am not summoned. How long should I wait before being called to the court again like Jia Yi?
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
萍
|
水
|
相
|
逢
|
| Reading #
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1/1
|
1/1
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1/2
|
1/1
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| Initial (聲)
|
並 (3)
|
書 (26)
|
心 (16)
|
並 (3)
|
| Final (韻)
|
青 (125)
|
脂 (18)
|
陽 (105)
|
鍾 (7)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
|
Open
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Closed
|
Open
|
Open
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| Division (等)
|
IV
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III
|
III
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
薄經切
|
式軌切
|
息良切
|
符容切
|
| Baxter
|
beng
|
sywijX
|
sjang
|
bjowng
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/beŋ/
|
/ɕˠiuɪX/
|
/sɨɐŋ/
|
/bɨoŋ/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/beŋ/
|
/ɕʷᵚiX/
|
/siɐŋ/
|
/bioŋ/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/bɛŋ/
|
/ɕiuɪX/
|
/siɑŋ/
|
/bioŋ/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/bɛjŋ/
|
/ɕjwiX/
|
/sɨaŋ/
|
/buawŋ/
|
Li
Rong
|
/beŋ/
|
/ɕjuiX/
|
/siaŋ/
|
/bioŋ/
|
Wang
Li
|
/bieŋ/
|
/ɕwiX/
|
/sĭaŋ/
|
/bĭwoŋ/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/bʱieŋ/
|
/ɕwiX/
|
/si̯aŋ/
|
/bʱi̯woŋ/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
píng
|
shuǐ
|
xiāng
|
féng
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
ping4
|
seoi2
|
soeng1
|
fung4
|
Idiom
萍水相逢
- to meet by chance