顳顬

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See also: 颞颥

Chinese

temporal bones
trad. (顳顬) 顳 顬
simp. (颞颥) 颞 颥

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Rime
Character 顳 顬
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 日 (38)
Final (韻) 葉 (155) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 而涉切 人朱切
Baxter nyep nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ȵiᴇp̚/ /ȵɨo/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȵʑjæp̚/ /ȵʑio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ȵiap̚/ /ȵuə̆/
Li
Rong 		/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Wang
Li 		/ȵʑĭɛp̚/ /ȵʑĭu/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȵʑi̯ɛp̚/ /ȵʑi̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		rè rú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jip6 jyu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 顳 顬
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 9542 13973
Phonetic
component 		聶 需
Rime
group 		盍 侯
Rime
subdivision 		2 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		讘 儒
Old
Chinese 		/*njeb/ /*njo/
Notes 見靈樞 見靈樞

Noun

顳顬

  1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
顳 顬
Hyōgai Hyōgai
irregular
Alternative spelling
蟀谷

From 米(こめ) (kome, “rice”) + 噛(か)み (kami, “biting, chewing”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 噛(か)む (kamu, “to bite, to chew”)), from the way one's temple moves while eating.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

顳顬(こめかみ) • (komekami) 

  1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)
    こめかみの辺(あた)りに鈍痛(どんつう)が走(はし)る
    komekami no atari ni dontsū ga hashiru
    to have a dull pain around the temple

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
顳 顬
しょう
Hyōgai 		じゅ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

顳(しょう)顬(じゅ) • (shōju) ←せふじゅ (sefuzyu)?

  1. (anatomy) temple (region of skull)
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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