Chinese edit

 
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce
sand; gravel; granule
 
secret; confidential; close
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
trad. (縮砂密)
simp. (缩砂密)
alternative forms 縮砂蔤缩砂蔤
縮砂蜜缩砂蜜
縮沙蜜缩沙蜜
 
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Etymology edit

Phono-semantic matching of Sanskrit सूक्ष्मैला (sūkṣmailā, small cardamoms). Recorded in 《唐梵兩語雙對集》 (Sanskrit–Chinese Glossary) as 素乞史謎囉 (MC suH khj+jH sriX mejH la).

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/1
Initial () (21) (21) (4)
Final () (4) (98) (49)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division () III II III
Fanqie
Baxter srjuwk srae mit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɨuk̚/ /ʃˠa/ /mˠiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃᵚa/ /mᵚit̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃa/ /miet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂuwk̚/ /ʂaɨ/ /mjit̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃiuk̚/ /ʃa/ /mjĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭuk̚/ /ʃa/ /mĭĕt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯uk̚/ /ʂa/ /mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shu shā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
suk1 saa1 mat6

Noun edit

縮砂密

  1. Amomum villosum var. xanthioides