關隘

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See also: 关隘

Chinese

to close; to shut; to turn off
to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
 
a pass or defile; narrow; confined
a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress
 
trad. (關隘)
simp. (关隘)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (34)
Final () (70) (31)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () II II
Fanqie
Baxter kwaen 'eaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠuan/ /ʔˠɛH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷᵚan/ /ʔᵚæH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kuɐn/ /ʔæiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwaɨn/ /ʔaɨjH/
Li
Rong
/kuan/ /ʔɛH/
Wang
Li
/kwan/ /aiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kwan/ /ʔaiH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
guān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwaan1 aai3

Noun

關隘

  1. mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (關隘):
  • Vietnamese: quan ải (關隘)

See also

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

關隘

  1. chữ Hán form of quan ải (mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)).