惋惜

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Chinese

regret, be sorry; alarmed
pity; regret; rue
pity; regret; rue; begrudge
 
trad. (惋惜)
simp. #(惋惜)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (16)
Final () (62) (123)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter 'wanH sjek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔuɑnH/ /siᴇk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔʷɑnH/ /siɛk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔuɑnH/ /siæk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔwanH/ /siajk̚/
Li
Rong
/ʔuɑnH/ /siɛk̚/
Wang
Li
/uɑnH/ /sĭɛk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔuɑnH/ /si̯ɛk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wàn xi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wun3 sik1

Verb

惋惜

  1. to feel sorry; to regret; to bemoan

Synonyms

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