岧岧

Chinese

		lofty peak	lofty peak
simp. and trad. (岧岧)		岧	岧
alternative forms		迢迢 苕苕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiáotiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiáotiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tiáotiáo
    • Wade–Giles: tʻiao²-tʻiao²
    • Yale: tyáu-tyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyautyau
    • Palladius: тяотяо (tjaotjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dew dew

Rime
Character	岧
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	徒聊切
Baxter	dew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/deu/
Pan Wuyun	/deu/
Shao Rongfen	/deu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dɛw/
Li Rong	/deu/
Wang Li	/dieu/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tiáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tiu4

Adjective

岧岧

1. (literary) high; tall; towering; lofty