頹唐

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Chinese

become bald; decadent Tang dynasty (618–907)
trad. (頹唐)
simp. (颓唐)

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (7) (7)
Final () (42) (101)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter dwoj dang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/duʌi/ /dɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/duoi/ /dɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/duɒi/ /dɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/dwəj/ /daŋ/
Li
Rong
/duᴀi/ /dɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/duɒi/ /dɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/dʱuɑ̆i/ /dʱɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tuí táng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
teoi4 tong4

Adjective

頹唐

  1. dispirited; dejected; downcast

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