sigh | (interrog. part.) | ||
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trad. (嗟乎) | 嗟 | 乎 | |
simp. #(嗟乎) | 嗟 | 乎 | |
alternative forms | 嗟呼 嗟虖/嗟呼 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 嗟 | 乎 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 匣 (33) |
Final (韻) | 麻 (100) | 模 (23) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | III | I |
Fanqie | 子邪切 | 戸吳切 |
Baxter | tsjae | hu |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦuo/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦuo/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/t͡sia/ | /ɣo/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦɔ/ |
Li Rong |
/t͡sia/ | /ɣo/ |
Wang Li |
/t͡sĭa/ | /ɣu/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡si̯a/ | /ɣuo/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiē | hú |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ze1 | wu4 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
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Character | 嗟 | 乎 | 乎 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiē | hū | hū |
Middle Chinese |
‹ tsjæ › | ‹ hu › | ‹ hu › |
Old Chinese |
/*tsAj/ | /*ɢˁa/ | /*ɢˁa/ |
English | sigh; alas! | (Q particle) | in, at |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 嗟 | 乎 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 18026 | 5189 |
Phonetic component |
左 | 乎 |
Rime group |
歌 | 魚 |
Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
嗟 | 胡 |
Old Chinese |
/*ʔsljal/ | /*ɢaː/ |
嗟乎