苜蓿
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ChineseEdit
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (苜蓿) |
苜 | 蓿 | |
| alt. forms | 目宿 牧宿 牧蓿 木粟 |
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EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from a Central Asian language during the Han Dynasty (Laufer, 1967). Compare Tibetan བུག་སུག (bug sug, “alfalfa; bird's-foot trefoil”), Ladakhi [script needed] (bukhsukh, “Nepeta salviaefolia”).
PronunciationEdit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ˙ㄒㄩ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muh.shiu
- IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ ɕy¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, common variant in Mainland)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhsuh
- IPA (key): /mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: muk6 suk1
- Yale: muhk sūk
- Cantonese Pinyin: muk9 suk7
- Guangdong Romanization: mug6 sug1
- IPA (key): /mʊk̚² sʊk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 苜 | 蓿 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 屋 (4) | 屋 (4) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 莫六切 | 息逐切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/mɨuk̚/ | /sɨuk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/miuk̚/ | /siuk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/miuk̚/ | /siuk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/muwk̚/ | /suwk̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/miuk̚/ | /siuk̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/mĭuk̚/ | /sĭuk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/mi̯uk̚/ | /si̯uk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
mù | su |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 苜 | 蓿 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9334 | 12106 |
| Phonetic component |
目 | 宿 |
| Rime group |
覺 | 覺 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
目 | 肅 |
| Old Chinese |
/*muɡ/ | /*suɡ/ |
| Notes | 見史記 | 見史記，漢書作宿 |
NounEdit
苜蓿