萎蕤

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Chinese

wither; spiritless; withered fringe; overladen with flowers
trad. (萎蕤)
simp. #(萎蕤)
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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (34) (38)
Final () (14) (16)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jwe nywij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠiuᴇ/ /ȵiuɪ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷᵚiɛ/ /ȵʷi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuɛ/ /ȵʑjuɪ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔjwiə̆/ /ȵwi/
Li
Rong
/ʔjue/ /ȵui/
Wang
Li
/ǐwe/ /ȵʑwi/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔwie̯/ /ȵʑwi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wēi ruí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wai1 jeoi4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 12896 10916
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qrol/ /*njul/
Notes

Noun

萎蕤

  1. (alt. form 葳蕤) angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)

Synonyms

Adjective

萎蕤

  1. (literary, of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; exuberant
  2. (literary) delicate; weak
  3. (literary) listless; dispirited