遲日

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Chinese

late; delayed; slow
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
trad. (遲日)
simp. (迟日)

Etymology

Formed based on a line in the poem Qi Yue in the Classic of Poetry:

春日遲遲祁祁 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
春日迟迟祁祁 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Chūnrì chíchí, cǎi fán qíqí.
As the spring days lengthen out,
They gather in crowds the white southernwood.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (11) (38)
Final () (17) (48)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter drij nyit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɖˠiɪ/ /ȵiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɖᵚi/ /ȵit̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȡiɪ/ /ȵʑjet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɖji/ /ȵit̚/
Li
Rong
/ȡji/ /ȵiĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/ȡi/ /ȵʑĭĕt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȡʱi/ /ȵʑi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ci4 jat6

Noun

遲日

  1. (literary) spring days; spring

Synonyms