Chinese edit

obscure; clandestine
trad. (曖曃)
simp. (暧曃)

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Any relation to 靉靆叆叇 (àidài)?”

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (34) (6)
Final () (41) (41)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter 'ojH thojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʌiH/ /tʰʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔəiH/ /tʰəiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɒiH/ /tʰɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔəjH/ /tʰəjH/
Li
Rong
/ʔᴀiH/ /tʰᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/ɒiH/ /tʰɒiH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ̆iH/ /tʰɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ài tài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
oi3 toi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
No. 2 7953
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qɯːds/ /*l̥ʰɯːds/

Adjective edit

曖曃

  1. (obsolete) dim; dusky; obscure