fanqie
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See also: fānqié
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade-Giles) fan-ch'ieh, fan-chieh, fanch'ieh, fanchieh
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/, (Sinicized) /fɑːnˈt͡ʃjɛ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
Noun
fanqie (uncountable)
- (Chinese phonetics) In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.