鋒芒

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Chinese

point or edge of a tool Miscanthus sinensis
trad. (鋒芒)
simp. (锋芒)
alternative forms 鋒鋩锋铓

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial () (2) (4) (4)
Final () (7) (106) (101)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open
Division () III III I
Fanqie
Baxter phjowng mjang mang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰɨoŋ/ /mʉɐŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰioŋ/ /mʷiɐŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰioŋ/ /miuɑŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰuawŋ/ /muaŋ/ /maŋ/
Li
Rong
/pʰioŋ/ /miuaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭwoŋ/ /mĭwaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/pʰi̯woŋ/ /miwaŋ/ /mɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēng wáng máng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fung1 mong4 mong4

Noun

鋒芒

  1. sharp tip of a sword, knife or spear; spearhead; cutting edge
  2. (figurative) spearhead; focus
  3. (figurative) one's vigour, abilities or talents
  4. (figurative, literary) minuscule thing

Derived terms