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(居西干)
西
 
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Rime
Character 西
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (28) (16) (28)
Final () (19) (22) (39) (61)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open Open
Division () III III IV I
Fanqie
Baxter ki kjo sej kan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨ/ /kɨʌ/ /sei/ /kɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɨ/ /kiɔ/ /sei/ /kɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/kie/ /kiɔ/ /sɛi/ /kɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɨ/ /kɨə̆/ /sɛj/ /kan/
Li
Rong
/kiə/ /kiɔ/ /sei/ /kɑn/
Wang
Li
/kĭə/ /kĭo/ /siei/ /kɑn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki/ /ki̯wo/ /siei/ /kɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
gān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gei1 geoi1 sai1 gon1

Noun

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居西干

  1. (historical) a royal title of the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, used as the chief title of Hyeokgeose, the legendary founder of the kingdom
    Synonyms: 次次雄 (cìcìxióng), 泥師今泥师今, 麻立干 (málìgān)

Korean

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Hanja in this term
西

Noun

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居西干 (geoseogan) (hangeul 거서간)

  1. Hanja form? of 거서간 (title of the Silla kings).