蹣跚

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See also: 蹒跚

Chinese

limp limp
trad. (蹣跚)
simp. (蹒跚)
alternative forms 盤跚盘跚
盤珊盘珊

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (3) (16)
Final () (62) (61)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter ban san
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/buɑn/ /sɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/bʷɑn/ /sɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/buɑn/ /sɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bwan/ /san/
Li
Rong
/buɑn/ /sɑn/
Wang
Li
/buɑn/ /sɑn/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱuɑn/ /sɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
pán sān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
pun4 saan1

Adjective

蹣跚

  1. (ideophonic) walking unsteadily; staggering; limping; hobbling
    Synonym: 蹣跼 / 蹒跼 (pánjú)
    一個模樣孩子我們蹣跚走來 [MSC, trad.]
    一个模样孩子我们蹒跚走来 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīge yī suì móyàng de háizi xiàng wǒmen pánshān de zǒulái.
    A roughly one-year-old child came staggering towards us.
  2. (ideophonic) walking haltingly; walking slowly

Derived terms