鸑鷟

Chinese

			phoenix; river gull
trad. (鸑鷟)		鸑	鷟
simp. (𬸚𬸦)		𬸚	𬸦

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “seems to be a reduplication”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèzhuó

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ zok⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèzhuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèjhuó
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-cho²
    • Yale: ywè-jwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjwo
    • Palladius: юэчжо (juečžo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ zok⁶
    • Yale: ngohk johk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ dzok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ zog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: ngaewk dzraewk

Rime
Character	鸑	鷟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	江 (10)	江 (10)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	五角切	士角切
Baxter	ngaewk	dzraewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠʌk̚/	/d͡ʒˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚɔk̚/	/ɖ͡ʐᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɔk̚/	/d͡ʒɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨwk̚/	/ɖ͡ʐaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/ŋɔk̚/	/d͡ʒɔk̚/
Wang Li	/ŋɔk̚/	/d͡ʒɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋɔk̚/	/ɖ͡ʐʱɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè	zhuó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngok6	zok6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋroːɡ  zroːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鸑	鷟
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	16030	17975
Phonetic component	獄	族
Rime group	屋	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	嶽	浞
Old Chinese	/*ŋroːɡ/	/*zroːɡ/

Noun

鸑鷟

1. (Chinese mythology) name of a legendary auspicious bird traditionally interpreted as a kind of fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

   • 周之興也，鸑鷟鳴于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     周之兴也，𬸚𬸦鸣于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guoyu, circa 4^th century BCE

     Zhōu zhī xìng yě, yuèzhuó míng yú Qíshān; qí shuāi yě, Dùbó shè Wáng yú Hào. [Pinyin]

     When Zhou arose as a great kingdom, the call of Yuezhuo was heard at Mount Qi. At the time of its decline, the ghost of Dubo shot dead the King at Hao.

2. Alternative name for 鸀鳿／𱊬𱉍.

See also

• 鵷鶵／鹓𬸅 (yuānchú)