蠡測

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Chinese

(with) a dipper to measure
trad. (蠡測)
simp. (蠡测)
Literally: “to measure (a vast body of water) with a dipper”.

Etymology

Short for 以蠡測海以蠡测海.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
Initial () (37) (19)
Final () (11) (134)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter lje tsrhik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/liᴇ/ /t͡ʃʰɨk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/liɛ/ /ʈ͡ʂʰɨk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ljɛ/ /t͡ʃʰiek̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/liə̆/ /ʈ͡ʂʰik̚/
Li
Rong
/lie/ /t͡ʃʰiək̚/
Wang
Li
/lǐe/ /t͡ʃʰĭək̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/lie̯/ /ʈ͡ʂʰi̯ək̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
che
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
lei4 cik1

Verb

蠡測

  1. (figurative, literary or humble) to be incompetent; to be not up for the job; to lack knowledge, skills, or experience