桃葉

Chinese

		peach	leaf; page
trad. (桃葉)		桃	葉
simp. (桃叶)		桃	叶

Etymology

name of a concubine of Wang Xianzhi (calligrapher)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táoyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táoyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táoyè
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao²-yeh⁴
    • Yale: táu-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryeh
    • Palladius: таое (taoje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: daw yep

Rime
Character	桃	葉
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	葉 (155)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒刀切	與涉切
Baxter	daw	yep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑu/	/jiᴇp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑu/	/jiɛp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑu/	/jæp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/daw/	/jiap̚/
Li Rong	/dɑu/	/iɛp̚/
Wang Li	/dɑu/	/jĭɛp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱɑu/	/i̯ɛp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	táo	yè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tou4	jip6

Noun

桃葉

1. lover