maybe; perhaps; might maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
to speak; to say | ||
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trad. (或曰) | 或 | 曰 | |
simp. #(或曰) | 或 | 曰 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 或 | 曰 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 云 (35) |
Final (韻) | 登 (132) | 元 (68) |
Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
Division (等) | I | III |
Fanqie | 胡國切 | 王伐切 |
Baxter | hwok | hjwot |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦwək̚/ | /ɦʉɐt̚/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/ɦʷək̚/ | /ɦʷiɐt̚/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣiuɐt̚/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦwək̚/ | /ɦuat̚/ |
Li Rong |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣiuɐt̚/ |
Wang Li |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣĭwɐt̚/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/ɣwək̚/ | /i̯wɐt̚/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huó | yuè |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
wak6 | jyut6 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 或 | 曰 |
Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
huò | yuē |
Middle Chinese |
‹ hwok › | ‹ hjwot › |
Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ʷˁək/ | /*[ɢ]ʷat/ |
English | some; or | say |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 或 | 曰 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 5548 | 16312 |
Phonetic component |
或 | 曰 |
Rime group |
職 | 月 |
Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
或 | 越 |
Old Chinese |
/*ɡʷɯːɡ/ | /*ɢʷad/ |
或曰