蒺藜

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (蒺藜/蒺蔾) /
simp. (蒺藜)
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Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (15) (37)
Final () (48) (39)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter dzit lej
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/d͡ziɪt̚/ /lei/
Pan
Wuyun
/d͡zit̚/ /lei/
Shao
Rongfen
/d͡zjet̚/ /lɛi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/d͡zit̚/ /lɛj/
Li
Rong
/d͡ziĕt̚/ /lei/
Wang
Li
/d͡zĭĕt̚/ /liei/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/d͡zʱi̯ĕt̚/ /liei/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zat6 lai4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
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Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*zid/ /*riːl/

Noun

蒺藜

  1. caltrop (plants in the family Zygophyllaceae)
  2. (weaponry) caltrop

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