踉蹌

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Chinese

stagger; sway from side to side; jump stagger; sway from side to side; walk rapidly
trad. (踉蹌)
simp. (踉跄)
alternative forms 踉蹡踉𬧀

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 3/3 1/1
Initial () (37) (37) (14)
Final () (105) (105) (105)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III III III
Fanqie
Baxter ljang ljangH tshjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨɐŋ/ /lɨɐŋH/ /t͡sʰɨɐŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/liɐŋ/ /liɐŋH/ /t͡sʰiɐŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/liɑŋ/ /liɑŋH/ /t͡sʰiɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/lɨaŋ/ /lɨaŋH/ /t͡sʰɨaŋ/
Li
Rong
/liaŋ/ /liaŋH/ /t͡sʰiaŋ/
Wang
Li
/lĭaŋ/ /lĭaŋH/ /t͡sʰĭaŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/li̯aŋ/ /li̯aŋH/ /t͡sʰi̯aŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
liáng liàng qiāng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
loeng4 loeng6 coeng1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/3 3/3 1/1
No. 8049 8050 1134
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*raŋ/ /*raŋs/ /*sʰaŋ/

Verb

踉蹌

  1. to totter; to stagger

Derived terms