葳蕤

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Chinese

luxuriant fringe; overladen with flowers
trad. (葳蕤)
simp. #(葳蕤)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (38)
Final () (21) (16)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jw+j nywij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʉi/ /ȵiuɪ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷɨi/ /ȵʷi/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiuəi/ /ȵʑjuɪ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔuj/ /ȵwi/
Li
Rong
/ʔiuəi/ /ȵui/
Wang
Li
/ĭwəi/ /ȵʑwi/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔwe̯i/ /ȵʑwi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wēi ruí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wai1 jeoi4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 12790 10916
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qul/ /*njul/

Adjective

葳蕤

  1. (literary, of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; exuberant
  2. (literary) gorgeous; elegant
  3. (literary) delicate; weak
  4. (literary) lethargic; listless
  5. (literary) disorderly; messy

Synonyms

  • (lush):

Noun

葳蕤

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

Synonyms