Talk:塞
Mandarin readings
editCan it be added to the entry in which situations the various Mandarin pronunciations are used? 24.29.228.33 04:10, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Can it be explained in which contexts the Mandarin readings "sāi," "sēi," and "sè" are used? 204.11.189.94 16:40, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
- Look closely. —suzukaze (t・c) 05:10, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
What is that supposed to mean? What are the contexts in which the Mandarin readings "sāi," "sēi," and "sè" are used? 173.88.241.33 22:23, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
What are the contexts in which the Mandarin readings "sāi," "sēi," and "sè" are used? 204.11.186.190 18:21, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
- Collapse the table and you should see:
- sāi - vernacular (“to stuff; to be jammed; stopper”);
- sēi - low vernacular (“to stuff”);
- sè - literary.
Glyph origin
editThe stated glyph origin is likely wrong. Character is phono-semantic from 土 + the ancient form of 賽. See https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/28779/what-is-the-relation-between-%e5%af%a8-zh%c3%a0i-stockade-stronghold-fort-and-%e5%a1%9e-s%c3%a0i Zekelayla (talk) 06:41, 28 February 2018 (UTC)