big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大驚) | 大 | 驚 | |
| simp. (大惊) | 大 | 惊 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 大 | 驚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 定 (7) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (25) | 歌 (94) | 庚 (111) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I | III |
| Fanqie | 徒蓋切 | 唐佐切 | 舉卿切 |
| Baxter | dajH | daH | kjaeng |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/dɑiH/ | /dɑH/ | /kˠiæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/dɑiH/ | /dɑH/ | /kᵚiaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/dɑiH/ | /dɑH/ | /kiaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/dajH/ | /daH/ | /kiajŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/dɑiH/ | /dɑH/ | /kiɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/dɑiH/ | /dɑH/ | /kĭɐŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/dʱɑiH/ | /dʱɑH/ | /ki̯ɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
dài | duò | jīng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
daai6 | do6 | ging1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 大 | 驚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
dà | dà | jīng |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ daH › | ‹ dajH › | ‹ kjæng › |
| Old Chinese |
/*lˁat-s/ (MC F!) | /*lˁa[t]-s/ | /*kreŋ/ |
| English | big | big | be afraid |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 大 | 驚 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 1934 | 1939 | 6877 |
| Phonetic component |
大 | 大 | 敬 |
| Rime group |
祭 | 祭 | 耕 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
䭾 | 大 | 驚 |
| Old Chinese |
/*daːds/ | /*daːds/ | /*kreŋ/ |
大驚