蔠葵

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Chinese

sunflower
trad. (蔠葵)
simp. (𰱛葵) 𰱛

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (23) (30)
Final () (2) (16)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsyuwng gjwij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕɨuŋ/ /ɡiuɪ/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ /ɡʷi/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ /ɡjuɪ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cuwŋ/ /gwi/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕiuŋ/ /ɡui/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭuŋ/ /ɡwi/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯uŋ/ /gwi/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhōng kuí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zung1 kwai4

Noun

蔠葵

  1. (literary) Malabar spinach (Basella alba)

Synonyms