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Chinese
Etymology
Attested somewhat late, earliest in "Rhapsody on Gaotang " (高唐賦), attributed to Song Yu & included in Selections of Refined Literature:
王雎，鸝黃，正冥，楚鳩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
王雎，鹂黄，正冥，楚鸠。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 3rd century BCE, 宋玉 Song Yu, 《高唐賦》 ("Rhapsody on Gaotang "); translation based on Arthur Waley's version.
- Wángjū, líhuáng, zhèngmíng, chǔjiū.
- the royal-coot, the yellow witwall / oriole, herald-of-dusk; warbler / dove of Chu,
For more see 鸝／鹂 (lí).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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黃
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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huáng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hwang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*N-kʷˁaŋ/
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| English
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yellow
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Noun
鸝黃
- (likely obsolete) black-naped oriole
Synonyms