fanqie

See also: fānqié

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade-Giles) fan-ch'ieh, fan-chieh, fanch'ieh, fanchieh

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/, (Sinicized) /fɑːnˈt͡ʃjɛ/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

fanqie (uncountable)

1. (Chinese phonetics) In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.

Translations

method of indicating pronunciation of a character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 反切 (zh) (fǎnqiè)

• Japanese: 反切 (ja) (はんせつ, hansetsu)
• Korean: 반절(反切) (ko) (banjeol)
• Russian: фаньце́ n (fanʹcé)
• Vietnamese: phiên thiết (vi) (反切)