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Chinese
Etymology
This bedding item is named after mandarin ducks, which symbolize conjugal love in Chinese culture.
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
鴛
|
鴦
|
被
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
1/2
|
1/2
|
| Initial (聲)
|
影 (34)
|
影 (34)
|
並 (3)
|
| Final (韻)
|
元 (66)
|
陽 (105)
|
支 (13)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
III
|
III
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
於袁切
|
於良切
|
皮彼切
|
| Baxter
|
'jwon
|
'jang
|
bjeX
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/ʔʉɐn/
|
/ʔɨɐŋ/
|
/bˠiᴇX/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/ʔʷiɐn/
|
/ʔiɐŋ/
|
/bᵚiɛX/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/ʔiuɐn/
|
/ʔiɑŋ/
|
/biɛX/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ʔuan/
|
/ʔɨaŋ/
|
/bjiə̆X/
|
Li
Rong
|
/ʔiuɐn/
|
/ʔiaŋ/
|
/bjeX/
|
Wang
Li
|
/ĭwɐn/
|
/ĭaŋ/
|
/bǐeX/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/ʔi̯wɐn/
|
/ʔi̯aŋ/
|
/bʱie̯X/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
yuān
|
yāng
|
bì
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
jyun1
|
joeng1
|
bei6
|
Noun
鴛鴦被
- couple's duvet, couple's comforter (a traditional duvet/comforter specifically for married couples)
Synonyms
References
- “Entry #164827”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “鸳鸯被”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 187.