| big old(er) great |
Yu (ancient king) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大禹) | 大 | 禹 | |
| simp. #(大禹) | 大 | 禹 | |
edit 大禹大語／大语 大雨 |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 禹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 泰 (25) | 虞 (24) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 徒蓋切 | 王矩切 |
| Baxter | dajH | hjuX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/dɑiH/ | /ɦɨoX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/dɑiH/ | /ɦioX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/dɑiH/ | /ɣioX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/dajH/ | /ɦuə̆X/ |
| Li Rong |
/dɑiH/ | /ɣioX/ |
| Wang Li |
/dɑiH/ | /ɣĭuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/dʱɑiH/ | /i̯uX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
dài | yǔ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
daai6 | jyu5 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 禹 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
dà | yǔ |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ dajH › | ‹ hjuX › |
| Old Chinese |
/*lˁa[t]-s/ | /*[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ/ |
| English | big | insect; proper name |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 大 | 禹 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 1934 | 15960 |
| Phonetic component |
大 | 禹 |
| Rime group |
祭 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
䭾 | 羽 |
| Old Chinese |
/*daːds/ | /*ɢʷaʔ/ |
大禹