蠡測

Chinese

		(with) a dipper	to measure
trad. (蠡測)		蠡	測
simp. (蠡测)		蠡	测
Literally: “to measure (a vast body of water) with a dipper”.

Etymology

Short for 以蠡測海／以蠡测海.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lícè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄘㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lícè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄘㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lícè
    • Wade–Giles: li²-tsʻê⁴
    • Yale: lí-tsè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: litseh
    • Palladius: лицэ (licɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lje tsrhik

Rime
Character	蠡	測
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	初 (19)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	蒸 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	呂支切	初力切
Baxter	lje	tsrhik
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇ/	/t͡ʃʰɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛ/	/ʈ͡ʂʰɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ljɛ/	/t͡ʃʰiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liə̆/	/ʈ͡ʂʰik̚/
Li Rong	/lie/	/t͡ʃʰiək̚/
Wang Li	/lǐe/	/t͡ʃʰĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/lie̯/	/ʈ͡ʂʰi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lí	che
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lei4	cik1

Verb

蠡測

1. (figurative, literary or humble) to be incompetent; to be not up for the job; to lack knowledge, skills, or experience